añil de Java vs Hairy indigo

Indigofera arrecta compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	añil de Java	Hairy indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Indigofera	Indigofera
Species	Indigofera arrecta	Indigofera hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

añil de Java and Hairy indigo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Indigofera.

Conservation Status

añil de Java

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	añil de Java	Hairy indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

añil de Java

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brunei, Guinea, and India.

Hairy indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

añil de Java

The Bengal indigo (Indigofera arrecta) is a species in the genus Indigofera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇳 Guinea