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Indigofera
(redirected from indigo plant)

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Indigofera
a genus of legumes in the Fabaceae family of plants; some species contain a hepatoxin, indospicine, a toxic amino acid; I. australis (native indigo), I. linnaei, I. spicata (I. endecaphylla, creeping indigo), I. teysmannii, I. truxillensis.
Indigofera linnaei (Indigofera dominii, Indigofera enneaphylla)
a prostrate Australian herb which causes Birdsville horse disease, characterized by marked incoordination, frequent falling, emaciation and terminal convulsions. May be prevented by dietary supplementation with protein. There are no lesions specific to the disease. A nitrotoxin is suspected as the cause. Called also Birdsville indigo.
Indigofera hochstetteri
contains an unidentified toxin, causes incoordination, dyspnea, diarrhea.
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4) In her artist statement, she states that, "Wars were fought and fortunes made by those who controlled the seeds of the indigo plant.
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The word was often used to refer to the indigo plant itself rather than just the derivative dye, and as such it was picked up by Arab traders, who combined it with the Arabic article an (the) to create an niil (the indigo).
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The indigo plant was indigenous to the surrounding area and, in fact, grew wild along the coastal plains.
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