Indigofera tinctoria
Also known as indigo plant, true indigo
species of legume
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Indigofera tinctoria is a plant in the legume family (the same family that includes beans and peas) that has been historically important as a source of indigo dye. This plant mattered greatly to global trade and textile production for centuries, as indigo extracted from it was one of the most valued and widely-used dyes before synthetic alternatives were developed.
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Species
True Indigo
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, East Himalaya, Eswatini, Ghana, India, Laccadive Is., Malawi, Maldives
Observations940
Fl. Per.: November-December.
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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Indigofera tinctoria, also called true indigo, is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye.
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