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Indigofera aspalathoides DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Indigofereae

GENUS: Indigofera L.

Indigofera aspalathoides DC. [Preferred name]
Aspalathus indica L. {Synonym}
Indigofera aspalathifolia Roxb. {Synonym}

VERNACULAR NAME:
	Rat-kohamba [1957]; Wiry Indigo [3207]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Asia: India (N) [3207]; Andhra Pradesh [3207]; Karnataka [3207]; Kerala [3207]; Orissa [3207]; Tamil Nadu [3207]; Sri Lanka (N) [1957, 3859]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [1957, 3207, 3859] ; Distribution Map [3207] ; Illustration [3207]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb, Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Source(s): 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

USES:
	Domestic [3859]; Medicine [3030, 3207, 3859]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1957.		Rudd, V.E., 1991
		A Revised Handbook of the Flora of Ceylon 7: 108-381.

3030.		Ambasta, S.P., 1986
		The useful plants of India

3207.		Sanjappa, M., 1995
		In Hajra,PK et al.(eds). Fascicles of Fl.of Ind.21:123.Indig

3859.		Sanjappa, M., 1987
		J.Econ.Taxon.Bot. 10:329-346. The Indigoferas of Sri Lanka.

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