Keshari Unhali / Orange Tephrosia
Tephrosia tinctoria
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-March
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Keshari Unhali itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- केशरी उन्हाली Keshari Unhali
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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