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Indigofera suffruticosa

Indigofera suffruticosa

Mill.
Añil

Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Other common names: Caá Hobí Mí, Ruda Cimarrona Del Perú, Jiquilite, Xiquilite, Índigo.

Synonyms: Indigofera anil, Anila tinctoria, Indigofera drepanocarpa, Indigofera tinctoria.





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Indigofera suffruticosa, commonly known as Guatemalan indigo, small-leaved indigo (Sierra Leone), West Indian indigo, wild indigo, and anil, is a flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae.

Anil is native to the subtropical and tropical Americas, including the Southern United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as northern Argentina. This species has been widely introduced to other parts of the world and today has a pantropical distribution. It is an erect branching shrub growing to 1 m tall with pinnate leaves, and is commonly found growing in dry, highly disturbed areas such as roadsides and fallow fields.

Anil is commonly used as a source for indigo dye, and if mixed with Palygorskite clays, can produce Maya blue, a pigment used by the Mesoamerican civilizations.

Source: Wikipedia, article Indigofera suffruticosa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 602637
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Alvear
Corrientes
Argentina
12/18/2021
Maria Belén Dri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
216200718/12/2021ArgentinaCorrientesAlvearMaria Belén Dri
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Indigofera suffruticosa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.