Fabaceae FAMILY

Indigofera atropurpurea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indigofera atropurpurea is an erect shrub or a small tree growing from 1.5 - 5 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1496 Title A Revision of the Genus Indigofera (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in Southeast Asia Publication Blumea 30 (1984) 89-151 Author Kort I. de, Thijsse G. Publisher Year 1984 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAsia - eastern Afghanistan, southern China, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam

HabitatScrub on mountains, sparse forests, grasslands near trailsides or streams; at elevations from 300 - 1,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].