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Indigofera is a varied genus that has shown unique characteristics making it an interesting candidate as a potential perennial crop. [clarification needed] Specifically, there is diverse variation among species with a number of unique characteristics.
Indigofera tinctoria [2], also called true indigo, is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye. Description
Indigofera linnaei is a spreading, usually prostrate woody herb, 15–50 cm high with a long taproot, [8] which forms a flat mat up to 1.5 m across, and up to 45 cm high. [6] The compound leaves are up to 3 cm long, with (generally) 7 or 9 obovate, alternate leaflets which have a mucronate apex and are about 8–15 mm long and 2–5 mm wide.
It is an excellent habitat plant for wildlife. Like many plants in the pea family, Indigofera australis is nitrogen fixing. [2] The flowers are a pollen and nectar source for many native insects, including bees and wasps. The plant is a useful food plant for butterfly larvae (caterpillars): [5] Freyeria trochylus – "Grass Jewel"
Indigofera hirsuta, the hairy indigo or rough hairy indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. [2] It is native to nearly all the world's tropics; South America, Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia and Australia, and has been introduced to the Caribbean, the southeast United States, Mexico and Central America. [1]
Indigofera sensu Hutch. 1964 Indigastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Indigofereae of the family Fabaceae . [ 2 ] It includes eight species native to sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, India, and Australia.
Indigofera texana Buckley Indigofera tinctaria Hook. Indigofera miniata , the scarlet pea or coastal indigo , is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae , native to the US states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, and Florida, and to Mexico, Guatemala, and Cuba.
Indigofera linifolia, the narrowleaf indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.It is very widely distributed from Sudan eastwards to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Malesia, New Guinea and Australia, and it has been introduced to Réunion and New Caledonia. [1]
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