ZZ Indigofera hirsuta

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It can grow 1 m tall. The stems have a rusty brown coating. The leaves are 3-10 cm long and have 5-9 leaflet stalks. The leaflets are opposite and 1.5-3.5 cm long by 0.7-2 cm wide. The pod is 1.5-2 cm long by 2-2.5 mm wide. There are 6-9 seeds.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Brazil, Central America, China, Costa Rica, Nicaragua

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Medicine

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Alfafa-do-para, Mata-pasto-preto

Synonyms

Anila hirsuta (L.) Kuntze; Indigofera ferruginea Schum. & Thonn.; Indigofera fusca D. Don.; Indigofera hirta Bojer; Indigofera indica Mill.;