Indigofera stachyodes

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Indigofera bodinieri
• Indigofera dosua var. stachyodes
• Indigofera dosua var. tomentosa

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is ordered under Fabales and placed in the family Fabaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic identification falls under the genus Indigofera.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily distributed across several key regions within Asia. In China, it can be found throughout the South-Central and Southeast territories. Its range extends significantly into the Indian Subcontinent, where it is native to India. Additionally, the species is located within the specific regions of Assam and the East Himalaya. These diverse locations highlight the broad geographical footprint of Indigofera stachyodes.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Indigofera stachyodes is characterized by its ability to inhabit diverse montane and sub-montane landscapes, demonstrating a broad adaptability to varying altitudinal gradients. This species thrives across a significant vertical distribution, occupying an elevational range that begins as low as 700 m AMSL and extends to a maximum of 2700 m AMSL. This wide altitudinal span suggests that the plant is capable of tolerating a variety of temperature regimes and atmospheric pressures, ranging from warmer, lower-altitude environments to the cooler, more temperate conditions found at higher elevations. Such ecological plasticity allows it to colonize a range of habitats within these altitudinal belts, likely influencing its distribution patterns across different soil types and microclimates found within its native range.

Elevational range max:

2700 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

700 m AMSL

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Indigofera stachyodes has 1 reported plant parts identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root.

Root

1. Chemistry & biodiversity
2. Fitoterapia

Chemicals

Indigofera stachyodes has 17 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include CATECHIN, COUMESTROL, Cyanidin, Dihydromyricetin, Fisetin.

CATECHIN

1. Frontiers in plant science

COUMESTROL

1. Frontiers in plant science

Cyanidin

1. BMC plant biology

Dihydromyricetin

1. Frontiers in plant science

Fisetin

1. Current issues in molecular biology

Gallocatechin

1. Frontiers in plant science

Isosakuranetin

1. Frontiers in plant science

Liquiritigenin

1. Current issues in molecular biology

Medicarpin

1. Frontiers in plant science

PA

1. BMC plant biology

Preparations