Bristly Tephrosia
Tephrosia strigosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- August-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tephrosia strigosa
- Genus
- Tephrosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open forests, also scrub jungles
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- 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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bristly Tephrosia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bristly Tephrosia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bristly Tephrosia
Bristly Tephrosia (Tephrosia strigosa) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and 6 other states. It grows in open forests, also scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Bristly Tephrosia belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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