Fabaceae FAMILY

Indigofera decora

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indigofera decora is a deciduous shrub growing from 40 - 200cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern and eastern China, central and southern Japan.

HabitatRiver banks and old stone walls[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Near streams, valleys, woodlands, scrub, trailsides; at elevations from 200 - 1,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].