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True indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) is a tropical legume and a natural source of the blue clothing dye indigo. It was once an important indigotin source in eastern and southern Asia, having been used in India for at least 5,000 years. It is also known as black henna and devil’s dye.
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- Title: Indigo
- Location Created: Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford
- Rights: University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
- Species: tinctoria
- Photographer: Samantha Ibbott
- Genus: Indigofera
- Family: Fabaceae
- Common name: Indigo
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