Tephrosia tinctoria Pers. (Syn: Cracca tinctoria L.; Galega heyneana Roxb.; Galega tinctoria (L.) L.; Tephrosia heyneana (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.; Tephrosia hypargyrea DC.; Tephrosia nervosa Pers.; Tephrosia pulcherrima (Baker) Gamble; Tephrosia tinctoria var. pulcherrima Baker); tef-ROH-see-uh -- ash coloured, referring to grey down on leaves tink-TOR-ee-uh -- indicates a plant used in dyeing or has a sap which can stain commonly known as: orange tephrosia, orange hoary pea • Marathi: केशरी उन्हाली keshari unhali Native to: India, Sri Lanka Asia : India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh ; Bihar ; Goa; Gujarat ; Karnataka ; Kerala; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra ; Orissa ; Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka (N) ; Australasia: Australia (I) ; Indian Ocean: Madagascar (U); Mauritius (I); Reunion (I) as per ILDIS;
Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Shrubs/Herbs : Tephrosia tinctoria: Tephrosia tinctoria Marathi : 'Keshri unhali' 'Guli' 'Nil' Near Mahabaleshwar October 2011 Along hill slopes. Undershrub about a meter high. Leaves imparipinnate. Leaflets 7-13 mucronate silky. Flowers scarlet 2-8 in racemes. Pods flat oblong hairyn 8-12b seeded. Nandi Hills 1st October 2014 Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Tephrosia tinctoria :: Sangameshwar :: DVOCT123 : 1 post by 1 author. 2 images. Tephrosia tinctoria Pers. at Sangameshwar on December 20, 2008 Kindly identify the specimen belonging to Fabaceae Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, dry deciduous forest fringe Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl Date: 24-10-2014 Tephrosia tinctoria Persoon, although the fruits in the last photo look different. Thanks ... for the ID.....The image of the fruits belong to the same specimen. The fruit pod (33) suggests Cajanus sp.
Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week_Flora of Bannerghatta_111111GK05_Tephrosia tinctoria: Tephrosia tinctoria of Fabaceae family. Date/Time- 15-10-2011 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Bannerghatta, Bangalore Dist Karnataka Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Moist/Dry Deciduous Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub Height/Length- about 50-150cm Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Compound Inflorescence Type/ Size- Axillary Racemose Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- Orange Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Medicinal I use to shoot with flash on and then one of my friend told me that you loose the real color (especially shades of red and blue) when flash is used. Then I switch off the flash and tried that it worked. The previous picture (_GIB9763) is a shot when flash is on! We can see the little difference. Tephrosia tinctoria has really heavenly coloured flowers....
tef-ROH-see-uh -- ash coloured, referring to grey down on leaves tink-TOR-ee-uh -- indicates a plant used in dyeing or has a sap which can stain Dec 20, 2008 ... at Sangameshwar, Maharashtra commonly known as: orange tephrosia, orange hoary pea • Marathi: केशरी उन्हाली keshari unhali Native to: India, Sri Lanka another view: Dec 20, 2008 ... at Sangameshwar, Maharashtra I love the meanings written in the texts. They are so informative. A special colour for this plant by mother nature. Nice photograph, but it look some different species of Tephrosia, not T. tinctoria,, read description in Cooke's flora, flower pink and leaflets are more in number than in photo. The flower colour and throat of matches with the following and all other photographs on net The number of leaflets can varry any thing from 3-13 ... it would be more useful if you could indicate species in mind. sirji, yes i am also trying to find out the species, but it look interesting, you know that its very hard to identify the species when there are similar looking many species in the same genus, almost with same characters, differs in minute characters.... it may be T. tinctoria???, but sirji, how can i ignore the characters mention in the literature over the photos on these two links provided... Nandi Hills, Bangalore Elevation : 4850 ft 28 September 2014 Tephrosia sp. Tephrosia- species in eFIoraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available) Tephrosia tinctoria Pers.
FABACEAE: Prejith010. Please identify this plant.: Was on a trek to the Chembra peak in Wynad yesterday and happened to see this plant somewhere between 1100 and 1300 metres asl growing in between the grass in the grasslands. I'm guessing it's from Family Fabaceae from what I learnt in school. Tephrosia tinctoria References: |
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