Fabaceae FAMILY
Indigofera trifoliata
Indigofera trifoliata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Indigofera trifoliata is a perennial plant with erect or ascending stems that can become more or less woody and persist. The plant can grow 15 - 60cm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a nutritive tonic and a dye.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - s. China, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea to n. Australia
HabitatTrailsides, grasslands, near rivers, cultivated fields; at elevations up to 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. ].