Indigofera cassioides
Appearance
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Indigofera cassioides | |
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Trained into a fence along a road in India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Indigofera |
Species: | I. cassioides
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Indigofera cassioides | |
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Indigofera cassioides, the cassia indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, southeast and south-central China, and Taiwan, and has been introduced to Sri Lanka and Kenya.[1] Local artisans use its leaves to produce a blue dye.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Indigofera cassioides Rottler ex DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Valke, Dinesh. "Cassia Indigo". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Patil, Sonali Hindurao; Kurlapkar, Dilip Damodar; Gaikwad, Dattatraya Krishna (2018). "Short Communication: Dye-yielding plant resources of Maharashtra, India: A checklist". Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 20 (1): 250–266. doi:10.13057/biodiv/d200129.