| Synonym |
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Flower Color |
Red - Pink |
| Common Name |
Silky Indigo |
Flower Type |
Raceme |
| English / Trade Name |
Silky Indigo |
Flowering Period |
July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Dagadia |
Fruiting Period |
Oct-Dec |
| Altitude |
up to 1500 m |
Fruit Type |
Pod |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Fruit tetragonal,10-20 mm long, 3 mm wide, hirsute, up to 6-seeded. |
| Habitat |
Moist deciduous forests, scrub jungles and along roadsides in the plains. |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Pantropical. |
Bark Details |
Smooth, reddish brown in colour,covered with brown hairs. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Panipat, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Compound |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Pinnate |
| Description of Species |
Silky Indigo is an erect or spreading annual, up to 1.5 m tall. The stem are hairy, with stiff, mostly brown hairs. Leaves are compound. Leaflets 5-11, up to 40 mm long and 25 mm wide, hairy on both sides, stalks 2 mm long. Inflorescence is a raceme, with 25 mm long stalk. Pink flowers are 1 cm long. Fruit tetragonal,10-20 mm long, 3 mm wide, hirsute, up to 6-seeded. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves are compound. Leaflets 5-11, up to 40 mm long and 25 mm wide, hairy on both sides, stalks 2 mm long. |
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