Indigofera suffruticosa
Anil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Indigofera |
Species: | I. suffruticosa
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Binomial name | |
Indigofera suffruticosa Mill., 1768
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Synonyms | |
Indigofera suffruticosa, commonly known as Guatemalan indigo, small-leaved indigo (Sierra Leone), West Indian indigo, wild indigo, and anil,[2] is a flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae.
Anil is native to the
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.