Common name
English: Hairy Indigo
Mandarin: 硬毛木蓝 (ying mao mu lan)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
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
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange
External links
Check for Indigofera hirsuta at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [282] Indigofera hirsuta - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1611] Indigofera hirsuta - Flora of China @ efloras.org
