Very nice set of photographs and info. on the plant. Superb ! On Friday, December 10, 2021 at 5:10:46 PM UTC+5:30 ashutoshsharma11sn wrote:
> Respected members, > > Here's a new Indigofera species addition to our website. > > Indigofera arrecta Hochst. ex A.Rich > Family - Fabaceae > > *Indigofera arrecta* is a East African species introduced into India and > cultivated largely in British times as its other major source of commercial > Indigo along with *Indigofera tinctoria*. Both these species are very > closely related however* I. arrecta* can be distinguished based on > characters having comparitively more number of leaflets, grooved > branches, much taller plants (7-8 feets), longer racemes (upto 4cm) and > ferrugino-pubescent calyx and standard petal/banner. > > Photographed as naturalised species in Bengaluru Outskirts, Karnataka > In October 2021 > > With best regards > Ashutosh Sharma > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/525bca3d-16fd-4b72-b2ce-b84ffdfe95een%40googlegroups.com.
