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Table 1 Detailed information of Indigo plant species

From: Identity blues: the ethnobotany of the indigo dyeing by Landian Yao (Iu Mien) in Yunnan, Southwest China

Family

Scientific name

Local name

Chinese name

Parts used

Source of plant material

Specimen number

Acanthaceae

Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze

Gam

Ban Lan

Aerial part

Cultivated (and wild)

15LS04

Fabaceae

Indigofera tinctoria L.

Gam sam sei

Mu Lan

Leaves and stems

Naturalized

16LS11

Fabaceae

Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.

Gam sam bu

Ye Qing

Leaves and stems

Naturalized

16LS12