Indigofera galegoides

Indigofera galegoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to India, South East Asia, Malesia, and southern China.[1] It is a shrub usually 2 m (6 ft) high and indigo dye may be extracted from it by the same harvesting and processing methods as Indigofera tinctoria.[2] It grows in open places and valleys.[3]

Indigofera galegoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Indigofera
Species:
I. galegoides
Binomial name
Indigofera galegoides
Synonyms[1]
  • Anil galegoides (DC.) Kuntze
  • Indigofera finlaysoniana Ridl.
  • Indigofera mansuensis Hayata
  • Indigofera uncinata Roxb.
  • Indigofera uncinata var. minor Ewart & L.R.Kerr

References
  1. "Indigofera galegoides DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. Bechtold, Thomas; Mussak, Rita (26 May 2009). Handbook of Natural Colorants. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-470-51199-2.
  3. "Indigofera galegoides in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.


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