Biology:Indigofera linifolia

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Indigofera

Indigofera linifolia
Narrowleaf Indigo (3966783230).jpg
Close-up of flowers
Indigofera linifolia (3105801589).jpg
Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Indigofera
Species:
I. linifolia
Binomial name
Indigofera linifolia
(L.f.) Retz.
Synonyms[1]

Indigofera linifolia, the narrowleaf indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is very widely distributed from Sudan eastwards to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Malesia, New Guinea and Australia, and it has been introduced to Réunion and New Caledonia.[1] Livestock can consume it as fodder, and in times of famine humans can grind and bake the seeds into a bread.[2] It grows on dry slopes, grasslands, and riversides.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10906200 entry