As recorded for Shaggy Wild Indigo
Tephrosia villosa
Shaggy Wild Indigo
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Dry parts of Africa, Arabian Pen., Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Is..
- Recorded habitat
- Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
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How to identify Shaggy Wild Indigo
Identify Shaggy Wild Indigo 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: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Shaggy Wild Indigo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tephrosia villosa
- Genus
- Tephrosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shaggy Wild Indigo 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 Shaggy Wild Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Shaggy Wild Indigo
Shaggy wild Indigo (Tephrosia villosa) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat and 8 other states. It grows in degraded forest areas, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Shaggy Wild Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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