Indigo
Indigo
Scientific name: Indigofera tinctoria L.
Local name: ‘Nil’
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)
| Kingdom | : Plantae |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta |
| Class | :Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabacaeae |
| Genus | : Indigofera |
| Species | : I. tinctoria |
Botanical Description of Indigo
Habit: Perennial shrub
Root: Tap root system
Stem: Stiffed, 1-2 m height.
Leaf: Pinnately compound
Inflorescence: Axillary raceme
Flower: Complete, hermaphrodite, zygomorphic, papilionaceous
Fruit: a pod, linear oblong