Indigofera hirsuta

Indigofera hirsuta L., Sp. Pl. 2: 751 (1753).

Indigofera hirsuta L., Photo by Nguyễn Hùng Quyền

The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Vietnamese name: 

Chàm lông

Latin name: 

Indigofera hirsuta L.

Family: 

Fabaceae.

Uses: 

Cure stomachache, toothache (root).

Distribution: 

The tree grows naturally on sandy beaches, dykes, fields, grasslands and shrubs, along forests, at altitudes up to 1000m throughout Vietnam.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

July-September; October-December