Indigofera tinctoria[2], also called true indigo, is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye. True indigo is a shrub 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) high. It may be an annual, biennial, or perennial, depending on the climate in which it is grown.

Indigofera tinctoria, commonly called true indigo, is a deciduous spreading tropical shrub or subshrub of the pea family that typically grows to 2-3’ tall and as wide. As suggested by the common name, this shrub was the original source of the blue dye known as indigo.

木蓝，中药名。为豆科木蓝属植物木蓝Indigofera tinctoria Linn的茎叶。植物木蓝，分布于华东及湖北、湖南、广东、广西、四川、贵州、云南等地。具有清热解毒，凉血止血之功效。

2024年6月18日 · Indigofera tinctoria is the original source of the blue dye known as true indigo. It was a significant cash crop grown on southern plantations by enslaved people who were specifically sought out for their skill and knowledge of planting, cultivating, harvesting, and processing indigo.

2021年7月27日 · True indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) can be grown successfully by seed for a pretty flowering shrub or to provide you with leaves to make a natural blue dye. Click this article for tips on how and when to sow indigo plant seeds in the garden.

2014年3月8日 · Commonly called ‘true indigo’, the species name I. tinctoria reflects its status as a primary source of dye among the indigo plants. Erect shrub to 1.5 m tall, many-branched from base.

Indigo is an important natural dye that has been commercially used for centuries. Indican, the dye compound that produces the blue color, can be found in several plant species, most notably those in the genus Indigofera (primarily Indigofera tinctoria L. and I. suffruticosa Mill.) (Ahmed 2009).

2023年5月10日 · 木蓝（拉丁学名：Indigofera tinctoria L.），俗名靛、蓝靛，是豆科木蓝属的直立亚灌木植物。 木蓝高0.5-1米，分枝少，幼枝有棱，扭曲，羽状复叶长2.5-11厘米，叶轴上面扁平，有浅槽，小叶4-6对，对生，花疏生，花冠伸出萼外，红色，荚果线形，种子间有缢缩 ...

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it. The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa, Tanzania to S. Africa, Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

2024年10月13日 · Indigofera tinctoria is a plant of the tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,600 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 28°c, but can tolerate 7 - 32°c[