NATIVE: Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Indigofera linifolia

[Dinesh Valke]

Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Indigofera linifolia (syn. Hedysarum linifolium)
... also placed in Papilionaceae


in-dee-GO-fer-uh -- bearing indigo
lin-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- flax- or linum-like leaves

commonly known as: narrowleaf indigo, wild indigo • Bengali: bhangra • Gujarati: daniu • Hindi: भंगरा bhangra, पाण्डरफली pandarphali, रतनजोत ratanjot, रत्नमाला ratnamala, torki • Marathi: लाल गोधडी lal godhadi, पांढरफळी pandharphali • Punjabi: ਤੋਰਕੀ torki • Santal: tandi

Native to: n-e tropical Africa, tropical and sub-tropical Asia


References:
 • Flowers of India ... http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Narrowleaf%20Indigo.html
 • NPGS / GRIN ... http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?20026
 • DDSA ... http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/


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Views attached from:
... Saphale Ghat


For more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Indigoferalinifolia&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags&z=m



Regards.

[tanay bose]

A new plant to me Dinesh ji, Thanks for sharing
Tanay

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