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Hairy indigo
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Legumes: pea and bean family

Hairy indigo

Indigofera hirsuta L.

Names

EnglishHairy indigo
Dutch—
SpanishAñil Velloso
Chinese硬毛木蓝
Scientific nameIndigofera hirsuta L.

About this species

Indigofera hirsuta, the hairy indigo or rough hairy indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to nearly all the world's tropics; South America, Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia and Australia, and has been introduced to the Caribbean, the southeast United States, Mexico and Central America. It is used as a green manure and, to a minor extent, for forage.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusIndigofera

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1910First record
1963Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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