VERNACULAR NAME: |
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| Aika Aikialahy [3402]; Bengal Indigo [3207]; Engitra [3402]; Haika [3402]; Java Indigo [2075, 3026, 3207]; Natal Indigo [3207]; Nil [3207] | |
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GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
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HABITATS:
Africa
Somalia-Masai anthropic landscapes [210];
Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210];
Sudanian anthropic landscapes [210];
Sudanian bushland and thicket [210];
Zambezian anthropic landscapes. [210];
Zambezian bushland and thicket [347];
LITERATURE POINTERS: |
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| Description [24, 210, 236, 1937, 2075, 2457, 3207, 3402, 3898] ; Illustration [29, 220, 236, 2075, 3207] | |
DESCRIPTORS: |
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| Climbing: Not climbing [2075] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Herb [3402] [3581], Shrub [2075] [3402] ; Lifespan: Annual [3581], Perennial [2075] [3402] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994-10 Schrire BD ; Section: Indigofera sect. Indigofera [2654] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ir | |
USES: |
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| Chemical products [347, 2075, 3207, 3402]; Domestic [3402]; Environmental [347, 2075, 3207]; Medicine [3402]; Miscellaneous [1957, 3207] | |
NOTES:
Native to tropical Africa, Indian Ocean islands and Middle East. It is often [1937]
cultivated in Indo-China, or is an escape from cultivation. [1937]
Much used as a dye plant in Africa. Ruderal in Madagascar. Status uncertain. [3402]
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