Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Tephrosia purpurea (Linn.) Persoon  

Family: Papilionaceae Genus: Tephrosia Species: Tephrosia purpurea (Linn.) Persoon  ( सर पंख, जंगली नील )

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Synonym Crocca purpurea Linn., Galega purpurea Linn. Flower Color Blue - Purple
Common Name Pal, Sar – punkha Flower Type Raceme
English / Trade Name Wild Indigo, Purple Tephrosia, Fish poison Flowering Period July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name Sar – punkha, Jungali neel Fruiting Period Oct-Dec
Altitude Up to 2000 m Fruit Type Pod
Habit Shrub Fruit Details Pods slightly curved, glabrous, 3 – 4 cm long, 5 – 8 seeded.
Habitat Common; the edges of scrub jungles, crop fields, water course Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Submontane Himalaya and adjacent planis; major parts of tropical regions. Bark Details Smooth, soft, herbaceous
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Gurgaon, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Glabrescent, erect undershrubs, to 1 m high. Leaf rachis 4 – 6 cm long; leaflets 7 – 17, oblanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, base cuneate, pubescent below; stipules narrowly triangular, to 4 mm long. Flowers bluisg – pink t purple, in axillary, leaf opposed many flowered racemes. Calyx pubescent; teeth longer than tube. Vexillum hairy outside. Pods slightly curved, glabrous, 5 – 8 seeded. Leaf Details Leaf rachis 4 – 6 cm long; leaflets 7 – 17, oblanceolate, 1.5 – 2.5 x 0.5 – 1 cm, obtuse, mucronate, base cuneate, pubescent below; stipules narrowly triangular.
 

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