As recorded for Keshari Unhali
Tephrosia tinctoria
Keshari Unhali / Orange Tephrosia केशरी उन्हाली
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Keshari Unhali 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | केशरी उन्हाली | Keshari Unhali |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- केशरी उन्हाली Keshari Unhali
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, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Tamil Nadu →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Keshari Unhali
Identify Keshari Unhali by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub 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: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Keshari Unhali.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tephrosia tinctoria
- Genus
- Tephrosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Keshari Unhali 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 Keshari Unhali itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Keshari Unhali
A member of the Fabaceae family, Orange Tephrosia (Tephrosia tinctoria) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Keshari Unhali belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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