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Indigofera hirsuta

Authority Linn. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names anileira felpuda, hairy indigo Editor Ecocrop code 2526

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A erect or spreading herbaceous legume up to 0.6-2.3 m tall, with spreading or ascending branches. USES The species is grown as cover crop and for soil improvement. It is mixed with grass grown for pasture and the leaves is a source of indigo dye. The leaves also have medicinal properties. GROWING PERIOD Summer annual or biennial, flowering in the summer and fruiting in October. If cut in August, a second growth may be expected. Total life span for dye crops is 2-3 years and 1.5-2 years for cover crops. COMMON NAMES Hairy indigo, Djukut, Tom tomanj, Tebawang amdjah, Ghermie bomong, Tagem tegeman, Tinta-tintahan, Tildjil, Wiereka. FURTHER INF Hairy indigo is native of tropical Asia. It can in the tropics be grown from sea level to 1350 m in elevation. It can be found between latitudes 32°N and 30°S. In the United States green matter yields average about 22 t/ha per year, in India about 10 t/ha per year in coconut groves. Dry matter yields of about 3-5 t/ha may be obtained. Can become a weed in arable land.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1988 pp 308-311 [RAIN, PH, FER, TEXT, USE] Duke J 1981 pp 96-97 318 [FER, TEXT, DRA, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Roecklein J 1987 pp 52 [USE] Bogdan A 1977 pp 365 [RAIN, LIMIT] Westphal E 1989 pp 161-164 [USE, TEXT, FER]