Indigofera cassioides

Indigofera cassioides
	Trained into a fence along a road in India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Indigofera
Species:	I. cassioides
Binomial name
	Indigofera cassioides; Rottler ex DC.
Synonyms
	List Indigofera arborea Roxb.; Indigofera byansghatensis S.Biswas; Indigofera dubia Steud.; Indigofera elliptica Roxb.; Indigofera gibsonii J.Graham; Indigofera glaucescens Graham; Indigofera jirahulia Buch.-Ham.; Indigofera leptostachya DC.; Indigofera pulchella Roxb.; Indigofera purpurascens Roxb.; Indigofera verrucosa Graham; Indigofera violacea Roxb.; ;

Indigofera cassioides, the cassia indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.^[2] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, southeast and south-central China, and Taiwan, and has been introduced to Sri Lanka and Kenya.^[1] Local artisans use its leaves to produce a blue dye.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Indigofera cassioides Rottler ex DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ Valke, Dinesh. "Cassia Indigo". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ Patil, Sonali Hindurao; Kurlapkar, Dilip Damodar; Gaikwad, Dattatraya Krishna (2018). "Short Communication: Dye-yielding plant resources of Maharashtra, India: A checklist". Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 20 (1): 250–266. doi:10.13057/biodiv/d200129.

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[499119-1-1] "Indigofera cassioides Rottler ex DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[2] Valke, Dinesh. "Cassia Indigo". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[1_of_641_Google_Scholar_Hits-3] Patil, Sonali Hindurao; Kurlapkar, Dilip Damodar; Gaikwad, Dattatraya Krishna (2018). "Short Communication: Dye-yielding plant resources of Maharashtra, India: A checklist". Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 20 (1): 250–266. doi:10.13057/biodiv/d200129.

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Indigofera cassioides

Trained into a fence along a road in India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Indigofera
Species:	I. cassioides
Binomial name
*Indigofera cassioides* Rottler ex DC.
Synonyms^[1]
List Indigofera arborea Roxb. Indigofera byansghatensis S.Biswas Indigofera dubia Steud. Indigofera elliptica Roxb. Indigofera gibsonii J.Graham Indigofera glaucescens Graham Indigofera jirahulia Buch.-Ham. Indigofera leptostachya DC. Indigofera pulchella Roxb. Indigofera purpurascens Roxb. Indigofera verrucosa Graham Indigofera violacea Roxb.