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Tephrosia calophylla

Tephrosia calophylla

Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka
Flowering
April-July

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India.

Recorded habitat
Deciduous forests
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How to identify Tephrosia calophylla

Identify Tephrosia calophylla by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a herb habit.
  • Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
  • Confirm leaf surface: Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom).
  • Confirm flower colour: Purple.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-July.
  • In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
  • Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tephrosia calophylla.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Tephrosia calophylla
Genus
Tephrosia
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Habitat type
Forest
Native to
India
Distribution
India
Found in India
Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting
April-July
Conservation status
Rare (R) (Nayar, M.P. & Sastry, A.R.K. 1990.)

Leaf characters

Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk) leaf type
Leaf type
Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Leaf surface
Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Tephrosia calophylla itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet

Typical of the family

Raceme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Raceme
Fruit
Legume

Characters marked “recorded” are for Tephrosia calophylla itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Tephrosia calophylla

A member of the Fabaceae family, Tephrosia calophylla is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to July.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Tephrosia calophylla belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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