Biology:Indigofera arrecta
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Indigofera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Indigofera |
| Species: | I. arrecta
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| Indigofera arrecta Hochst. ex A.Rich.
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Indigofera arrecta, variously called the Bengal, Java, or Natal indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sub‑Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Madagascar, and has been introduced to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, some of the islands of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Queensland in Australia.[1]
Today it is occasionally used as a green manure, but historically was a major source of Indigo dye, with 600,000 hectares (1,500,000 acres) under cultivation in India in 1896, declining to a few thousand hectares 60 years later.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Indigofera arrecta Hochst. ex A.Rich.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498996-1.
- ↑ Morris, J. Bradley (1999). "Legume Genetic Resources with Novel "Value Added" Industrial and Pharmaceutical Use". in J. Janick. New Crops and New Uses: Biodiversity and Agricultural Sustainability. Alexandria, VA: ASHS Press. pp. 196–201.
Wikidata ☰ Q15431807 entry
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