Plant Details

Accepted name:: Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ghoreja	Other	Contaminat. of Soil, Med. and Fodder Pl., Pakistan (Nawab et al., 2015) Indig. Knwlg. of Med. Pl., Pakistan. (Khan et al., 2020)
ghorejey	Other	NTFPS in Swat, Pakistan (Latif et al., 2006)
ghwareje	Other	Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
goreja	Other	Ethnobot. Relevance of Weed Flora, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2016)
kainthi	Other	Med. Floral Knwlg. of Sarban Hills, Pakistan (Ijaz et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015)
kanthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kathi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kathoj	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kese	Other	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009)
sakina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Root, leaves, branches		Med. Floral Knwlg. of Sarban Hills, Pakistan (Ijaz et al., 2016)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015)
Leaves, root, flower	Fresh leaves, fresh flowers	Indig. Knwlg. of Med. Pl., Pakistan. (Khan et al., 2020)
Roots	Dried root	Contaminat. of Soil, Med. and Fodder Pl., Pakistan (Nawab et al., 2015)
Root		Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009)
Stems		Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
Root, leaves		NTFPS in Swat, Pakistan (Latif et al., 2006)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Indigofera gerardiana Graham ex Baker in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 100 (1876), nom. superfl.
Anil macrostachya (Vent.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 938 (1891).
Indigofera coronillifolia G.Nicholson Hand-List Trees Shrubs 1[Polypet.]: 119 (1894), not validly publ.
Indigofera gerardiana var. heterantha (Wall. ex Brandis) Baker in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 100 (1876), nom. superfl.
Indigofera heterantha var. gerardiana Ali Fl. W. Pakistan 100: 83 (1977), not validly publ.
Indigofera himalayensis var. retusa S.Biswas Indian J. Forest. 6: 322 (1983 publ. 1984).
Indigofera macrostachya Vent. Jard. Malmaison: t. 44 (1804).
Indigofera quadrangularis Graham in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.° 5483 (1831), not validly publ.
Indigofera roylei Koehne Deut. Dendrol.: 335 (1893).
Indigofera rubroviolacea Dunn Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 117 (1922).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Indigofera gerardiana Wall.	Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
Indigofera heterantha	Contaminat. of Soil, Med. and Fodder Pl., Pakistan (Nawab et al., 2015) NTFPS in Swat, Pakistan (Latif et al., 2006)
Indigofera heterantha Brandis	Ethnobot. Relevance of Weed Flora, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2016) Indig. Knwlg. of Med. Pl., Pakistan. (Khan et al., 2020) Med. Floral Knwlg. of Sarban Hills, Pakistan (Ijaz et al., 2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Indigofera heterantha L.	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009)
Indigofera heterantha Wall.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis	Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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