Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Indigofera trita

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indigofera trita is an erect perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody, especially near the base, and persist. It usually grows from 0.5 - 2 metres tall, sometimes adopting a more scrambling habit when it can reach up to 5 metres tall[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and soap. It is sometimes used as a green manure and is often grown as an ornamental[ 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ]. Indigofera trita is a very widespread species with a large population. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWidely distributed through tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, through tropical Asia to Australia. Also in tropical America, probably not native

HabitatGrassy localities, scrub, wastelands, savannah and open forests. It occurs in secondary vegetation, is a weed of disturbed ground and often invasive[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].