Indigofera tinctoria L.

 

Scientific Name: Indigofera tinctoria L.

Family: Fabaceae

Synonym: Anil tinctoria (L.) Kuntze

Vernacular name: Amari, Neelayamari, Neelichedi, Nilam, Vellaamari

Habit: Undershrub

Habitat: Degraded forest areas and waste places Flowering & Fruiting: August-January 

Distribution: Pantropical

Key identification features: True Indigo is an erect shrub. Leaves are compound. Flowers are borne in ra-cemes laxly flowered; Flowers are red. Seeds are 5-12 per legume, cubic,

 

Tribal Consumers: Adiya

Uses: The leaves are used as Shampoo and also used for massaging the head. Leaves are also used against hair fall and headache.