Common name
English: Hairy Indigo
Mandarin: 硬毛木蓝 (ying mao mu lan)
English: Hairy Indigo
Mandarin: 硬毛木蓝 (ying mao mu lan)
Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Indigofera (6)
Epithet: hirsuta L. (5)
Synonyms: Anila hirsuta (L.)Kuntze, Indigofera ferruginea Schum. & Thonn., Indigofera fusca G.Don, Indigofera hirta Bojer, Indigofera indica Mill.
ferruginea => rust-coloured
fusca => dark, dusky, brown
hirsuta => having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy
hirta => with short or fairly stiff hairs, hairy but shorter than hirsute
indica => from or referring in some way to India
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange
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