Indigofera heterantha
Family
Fabaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Etymology
indigofera: From the Latin indigo ‘blue dye’ (from indicus ‘India’ where the dye originated) and fero ‘to produce’ (Johnson and Smith, 1986).
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.