Philenoptera cyanescens is a species of shrub from family Fabaceae. It is commonly known as elu in Yoruba, anunu by Igbo people as talaki in Hausa, sauru in Tiv and as ebelu by the Edo people It is a traditional source of indigo in West Africa to dye fabric.
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Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Philenoptera cyanescens". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.