Indigofera exilis

Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long (syn: Indigofera leptostachya sensu Baker (misapplied));

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Native: Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Nepal

Citation:

Lopez Poveda, L. 2012. Indigofera exilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19891422A20083506. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK…….. Downloaded on 21 November 2015.

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Images by Ashwini Bhatia (Validation by Devender Singh Meena) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)

Indigofera exilis ABJUN01/06 : 5 posts by 2 authors. 6 images.

These shrubs have been flowering for about a month now. Please advise if I am misidentifying it.

Indigofera exilis—Slender Indigo

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I like your macros very much.

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I found seedpods a couple of days back on the same plant and thought of sharing them here. 2 images.

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Thanks … I am always happy to find seedpods to add to the set and to understand more.

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Images by Alok Mahendroo (Inserted by J.M.Garg)

Kalatope id Al241211 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Another flower from my jumbled folders…

Location Kalatope, Chamba
Altitude 2100 mts
Habitat wild
HAbit Shrub
Height 3 feet
Season September

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Perhaps Indigofera heterantha

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Sir but the Indigofera heterantha from Pangi looks different.. The link
for that is – efi thread

could this be Indigofera exilis

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SK1336 31 JUL 2018 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)- around 600 kb each.

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I think close to images at Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long rather than those at Indigofera heterantha Brandis 

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SK2052 16 July 2019 : 10 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)- around 700 kb each.

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Pl. check comparative images at Indigofera

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Plant is hardly 30 cm. in height and spreading to floor which does not look like matching with characteristic descriptions of the both.

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What about leaves, corolla and calyx?

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On checking, these seem to be young plants and may get bigger an bushy with time. So Pl. check

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Close to which one in flowers ?-
Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long or Indigofera heterantha Brandis ?

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Would like to go with Indigofera exilis

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Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long : 6 posts by 1 author. 6 images- 7 mb each.

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SK 2989 September 2021: 7 very high res. images.
Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 1900 m.
Date: 14 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis ??

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Looks different from images at Indigofera heterantha
I think it is Indigofera exilis as per images and details herein.

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Does it look OK with flowersofindia

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Yes. although images at FOI are not clear.

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SK 3010 03 October 2021: 6 very high res. images.
Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 1465 m.
Date: 16 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Indigofera …. ????

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I think it is Indigofera exilis as per images and details herein.

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Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis: 5 high res. images.

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Looks good.

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References:
The Plant List Ver.1.1  ILDIS  IIIM (Specimen) Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  Biodiversity of Bhutan  IUCN Red List (LC)