Bengal indigo vs alfafa-do-pará

Indigofera arrecta compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bengal indigo	alfafa-do-pará
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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

Bengal indigo and alfafa-do-pará share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Indigofera.

Conservation Status

Bengal indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

alfafa-do-pará

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bengal indigo	alfafa-do-pará
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bengal indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brunei, Guinea, and India.

alfafa-do-pará

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).

Bengal indigo

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