As recorded for Vempali
Tephrosia pumila
Vempali / Indigo Sauvage
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Vempali in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Sanskrit | Not recorded | Sarapunkha |
| Telugu | Not recorded | Vempali |
See the original recorded names
- Sanskrit
- Sarapunkha
- Telugu
- Vempali
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India, Laccadive Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Old World.
- Recorded habitat
- Roadsides, scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Delhi →Maharashtra →Rajasthan →
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How to identify Vempali
Identify Vempali 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: July-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vempali.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tephrosia pumila
- Genus
- Tephrosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Roadsides, scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Karnataka, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vempali itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vempali itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Vempali
Indigo Sauvage (Tephrosia pumila) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 8 other states. It grows in roadsides, scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Vempali belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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