Tephrosia vogelii

Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f. (Syn: Cracca vogelii (Hook.f.) Kuntze);

India (I) ; Tamil Nadu & other countries as per ILDIS;

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PLANT ID…..22.10.11….S.S…….2.: Date/Time-……………………….2nd April 2011.

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-…….Between Darjeeling and Kalimpong/ ?/?

Habitat-Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Farmers / garden crop. Cultivated area

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-…Upright

Height/Length-………………………..3ft ish

This plant could be Tephrosia vogelii or commonly known as Vogel tephrosia.
Also known as Fish Poison Bean.
I had photographed these flowers at Nairobi, Kenya during a visit in Jan,2009.
Let us wait for expert comments.

Nice to know about this plant. Yes, this is Tephrosia vogelii and I have verified this from the link below. Thanks for posting.
http://www.nri.org/projects/sapp/Tephrosia_vogelii.htm

I had a feeling that this plant was used as a green manure crop. I have now also learned it is used to control insects.