Fabaceae » Indigofera suffruticosa
Synonym: Indigofera anil


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commonly known as: Guatemalan indigo, anil, small-leaved indigo, West Indian indigo, wild indigo • Hindi: विलायती नील vilayati nil • Marathi: निळंबी nilambi • Sanskrit: नीलिका nilika, नीलिनी nilini, विषशोधनी vishashodhani • Tamil: சீமைநீலி cimai-nili

at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra


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Pictorial references:
1) hear.org
2) Flickr (Note: My photos also popup in results)
Descrïptive references:
1) US Forest Service
2) FAO
3) Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines


Another close and confusing species is Indigofera caerulea, stated to be endemic to Gujarat and Rajasthan (however, various other regional names found); considered to be rare and endangered. Descrïption of this species found at eFlora - Flora of Pakistan.

Please review.
Thanks and regards.  

--Last edited by dinesh valke on 2008-07-26 13:15:18 --

लगता है तुम्हॆं कोई अलादीन का चिराग़ मिल गय है, जो तुम्हॆं फूलॊं के नाम बताता है!
eFlora says that Indigofera caerulea flowers are golden brown. Your flowers are clearly red, in agreement with I. suffruticosa.
By the way, this one is also found in Manipur.

  Oh, Thank you very much, Tabish.