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Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. (Syn: Cracca piscatoria (Aiton) Lyons; Cracca purpurea L.; Galega piscatoria Aiton; Glycyrrhiza mairei H.Lev.; Tephrosia colonila (Ham.) Benth.; Tephrosia crassa Bojer ex Baker; Tephrosia diffusa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.; Tephrosia indigofera Bertol.; Tephrosia ionophlebia Hayata; Tephrosia lanceifolia Link; Tephrosia piscatoria (Aiton) Pers.; Tephrosia purpurea var. diffusa (Roxb.) Aitch.; Tephrosia wallichii Graham ex Fawcett & Rendle; Cracca wallichii (Fawc. & Rendle) Rydb.; Galega colonila Buch.-Ham.; Galega diffusa Roxb.; Galega lanceaefolia Roxb. [Spelling variant]; Galega lanceifolia Roxb.; Galega purpurea (L.) L.; Tephrosia hamiltonii Gamble; Tephrosia purpurea var. genuina R.Vig.; Tephrosia wallichii Fawc. & Rendle; (≡) Cracca villosa var. purpurea (L.) Kuntze);
. tef-ROH-see-uh — ash coloured, referring to grey down on leaves pur-PUR-ee-uh — purple . commonly known as: common tephrosia, fish poison, wild indigo • Bengali: বননীলগাছ bannilgach • Gujarathi: ઘોડાકાન ghodakan • Hindi: बन नील ban-nil, सरफोंक sarphonk, शरपुंखा sharpunkha • Kannada: empali, koggili, phanike • Malayalam: kozhinjil • Marathi: शरपुंखा sharpankha, उन्हाळी unhali • Oriya: ଶରପୁଙ୍ଖା soropunkha • Punjabi: bansa-bansu • Rajasthani: biyani • Sanskrit: शरपुंखा sarapunkha • Tamil: காவாளி kavali, கொள்ளுக்காய்வேளை kolluk-kay-velai • Telugu: వెంపలి vempali . Native of: tropical and s Africa, w Asia, s China, Indian subcontinent, Malesia, n Australia . India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Assam; Bihar ; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli ; Daman ; Delhi ; Diu ]; Goa ; Gujarat ; Haryana ; Himachal Pradesh ; Jammu-Kashmir ]; Karnataka ; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra; Manipur; Meghalaya ; Mizoram ; Nagaland ; Orissa ; Pondicherry ; Punjab ; Rajasthan ; Sikkim ; Tamil Nadu; Tripura; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal & other countries as per ILDIS ; . Flowers bright rosy purple to violet. Pods linear slightly curved, mucronate. Seeds 5-6. In Tephrosia purpurea much branched at base, branchlets pubescent; leaves pinnate; leaflets oblanceolate, 9-21; flowers in racemes; corolla pink or pink-purple twice as long as calyx; pods curved at tip; seeds 5-6, pale brown, mottled with black spots.
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Pods are turgid in Indigofera, flat in Tephrosia In addition racemes are axillary in Indigofera, leaf-opposed in Tephrosia especially T. purpurea
. Tephrosia purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that has a pantropical distribution. It is a common wasteland weed. In many parts it is under cultivation as green manure crop. It is found throughout India and Sri Lanka[1] in poor soils. Common names include:
English: Fish poison, Wild indigo
Hawaiian: ʻAuhuhu, Ahuhu, ʻAuhola, Hola
Hindi name: Sarphonk, Sharpunkha
Rajasthani: Masa
Used as a fish poison; the leaves and seeds contain tephrosin, which paralyzes fish. Larger doses are lethal to fish, but mammals and amphibians are unaffected. It is also used traditionally as folk medicine. According to Ayurveda, the plant is anthelmintic, alexiteric, alterative, and antipyretic; it is used in the treatment of leprosy, ulcers, asthma, and tumors, as well as diseases of the liver, spleen, heart, and blood. A decoction of the roots is given in dyspepsia, diarrhea, rheumatism, asthma and urinary disorders. The root powder is salutary for brushing the teeth, where it is said to quickly relieve dental pains and stop bleeding. An extract, termed ‘betaphroline’ (not a systematic name) is claimed to promote release of endorphins, and finds use in certain cosmetic preparations
Tephrosia purpurea (Linn.) Pers. ? from Hooghly 14/11/12 sk: Attaching three sets of a plant found at two places in Hooghly.
Species : Tephrosia purpurea (Linn.) Pers.?
H & H : wild herb or under-shrub of about 1.5 to 2.5 feet, beside rail-tracks
Date : 04/11/12, 09/11/12 & 10/11/12
Place : Hooghly
I think matches with images at Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Tephrosia purpurea this plant is used by birhor tribes in jharkhand Tephrosia purpurea (Kozhinjil in Malayalam) Leguminosae family is a medicinal plant. When you cut the leaf by pulling a leaflet from both the side the cut portion would be “V’ shaped. And that’s why …, one of its names is Sharpunkha. Shar means Arrow (Teer) and Punkha means leaf. Picture for your quote http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=46966
Himachal Plant_RKC03_300611: I also think Tephrosia purpurea I too think that this is Tephrosia sp. most probably T. purpurea of Leguminosae family as … suggested. yes this is Tephrosia purpurea a annualy herbs about 1 to 3 ft in height growing in rainy season       Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Tephrosia purpurea at Vaghbil & Saphale Ghat:
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. tef-ROH-see-uh — ash coloured, referring to grey down on leaves
pur-PUR-ee-uh — purple Sep 21, 2008 … at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
commonly known as: common tephrosia, fish poison, wild indigo • Bengali: বননীলগাছ bannilgach • Gujarathi: ઘોડાકાન ghodakan • Hindi: बन नील ban-nil, सरफोंक sarphonk, शरपुंखा sharpunkha • Kannada: empali, koggili, phanike • Malayalam: kozhinjil • Marathi: शरपुंखा sharpankha, उन्हाळी unhali • Oriya: ଶରପୁଙ୍ଖା soropunkha • Punjabi: bansa-bansu • Rajasthani: biyani • Sanskrit: शरपुंखा sarapunkha • Tamil: காவாளி kavali, கொள்ளுக்காய்வேளை kolluk-kay-velai • Telugu: వెంపలి vempali Native of: tropical and s Africa, w Asia, s China, Indian subcontinent, Malesia, n Australia some views: Oct 19, 2008 … at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra Sep 28, 2009 … at Saphale Ghat, Maharashtra Thanks for sharing. Adding my pictures
. Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Shrubs/Herbs : Tephrosia purpurea: Tephrosia purpurea . Tephrosia purpurea and Indigofera: 1. In Indigofera pods are turgid but in Tephrosia pods are flattened. Yes pods are turgid in Indigofera, flat in Tephrosia Date / Time – 18.09. 2011 / 05.00 pm.
Location – Place – Barvi Dam, Badalapur (Near Kalyan), Maharashtra
Habitat – Garden/ Urban/ Wild / Type – Wild Could this be an Alysicarpus sp. … possibly Tephrosia … could be T. purpurea. i cant see any photo here.. pls send the photo again.. Yes, Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Tephrosia species, may be T. purpurea… I agree with … Nevertheless, I have a doubt. In flowersofindia.net the T.purpurea photograph shows only two pairs of leaflets with a terminal leaf, while other websites photographs tally with the present posting. Like to be educated on this aspect. . Id of flower -ID 12062013SH1 : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 3 authors. Posting a photo for Id of flower
Date / Time – 18.09. 2011 / 05.00 pm.
Location – Kakuli Lake, Badalapur (Near Kalyan), Maharashtra
Habitat – Wild Looks Tephrosia species. Please check Tephrosia purpurea Pods look very similar to T.purpurea, but the pedicel looks shorter and even the corolla shape looks little different ? Tephrosia purpurea Tephrosia purpurea – No doubt
ID Request 290913SG : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 5 authors. Can be Indigoferra tinctoria. efi page on Indigofera tinctoria Tephrosia purpurea, I suppose. I also think Tephrosia purpurea seems to be the possible ID as suggested by …
Herb for ID, Rajasthan NAW-AUG15-02 : 8 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (4) Tephrosia purpurea, I suppose. It is Tephrosia purpurea– Sharpunka used in liver protective drugs Could be Tephrosia Species. Tephrosia purpurea Thank you all. Pictures uploaded onto the India Biodiversity Portal.
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Tephrosia purpurea :: n Western Ghats :: DVOCT122 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 8 images.
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
at Yeoor Hills on September 14, 2008
at Vaghbil on September 21, 2008
at Vaghbil on October 19, 2008
along Saphale Ghat on September 28, 2009 Thanks, … for all the wonderful uploads
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Tephrosia purpurea ::Panipat :: NS OCT 117/117 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (8)    Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Tephrosia purpurea from Delhi-GSOCT76/81 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers., Syn.Pl. 2:329. 1807
Erect herb with imparipinnate 5-10 long leaves with 9-21 leaflets, latter elliptic-oblong, up to 3 cm long, silky beneath; flowers purple to bright pink; standard up to 9 mm long; pod 4-6 cm long,
Photographed from Wazirabad, Delhi Beautiful post, thanks Sir..
Fabaceae (Faboideae)Fortnight::Tephrosia purpurea ::Nagpur ::PKA-OCT-114 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Small herb for ID: 21102012 : RV 3: Wild guess, Tephrosia purpurea Similar wild plants are very common here in Oman.
Identified as Tephrosia apollinea.
I hope your plant is the same.
Small herb for ID: 21102012 : RV 3: it is Tephrosia purpurea of Febaceae family, good green manure crop
Tephrosia purpurea: I’d confirm : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) – 1 Mb and 2 Mb.
Tephrosia purpurea. सरपुंखा
I too think it must be Tephrosia purpurea.
Wild Plant for ID : Purple Flowers : Nasik : 06OCT18 : AK – 7 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Wild plant with purple flowers seen on 25th August,18. I have only one picture. Tephrosia Species? Tephrosia purpurea?
Efi page available at To me also appear close to images at Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. as per comparative images at Tephrosia
PlANT FOR ID 148 SMP OCT09 – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Species ID Please – 230909 DKV 1 – indiantreepix | Google Groups Tephrosia purpurea from Haryana (310509SCS3) – indiantreepix | Google Groups (010409SCS1-2) – Indigofera tinctoria – indiantreepix | Google Groups Fwd: wildflowerid – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Wild Plant for ID : Zarwani Forest, Gujarat : 13DEC19 : AK-10 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Wild plant seen in the Zarwani Forest area in Nov,19. Tephrosia Species? Pl. check comparative images at Tephrosia purpurea
Phaltan, MH :: Fabaceae for ID :: ARK2020-038 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
Saw this plant near Phaltan, MH in October 2019.
Is this Tephrosia villlosa? No pods were seen.
Requested to please provide ID. Pl. check comparative images at To me appears close to Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. as per comparative images at Tephrosia Thank you so much … for the correction.
I had not noticed the pods earlier which were clearly not T. villosa.
Attaching the close up of the pods.
Attachments (1)
I hope … is correct,
. 326 ID wild plant Indigofera: 14 high res. images. Tephrosia sp. Yes, it is very close to Tephrosia purpurea, dear …, Thank you very much for ID my plant, . Request for legume id: 3 high res. images. I think it is close to images at Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. . Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Oct 19, 2008 · JUN23 DV88: 2 images. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Oct 19, 2008 · 2:48 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl
Earlier uploaded at efloraofindia. . Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 21, 2008 · JUN23 DV124: 3 images. . Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. :: Waghbil, Thane :: Oct 27, 2007 · JUN23 DV319: 3 images. . MS/2023/ 126: 1 image. On recheck I think it is a species of Tephrosia Possibly T.maxima ??? I think . MS/2023/130 – ID request of a herb: 4 images.
Please ID the herb belonging to Fabaceae. Photographed in Chennai by a friends & sent for ID. Suggestion: Tephrosia species (T.purpurea ???) Mostly Tephrosia maxima orwarding herewith the photos of leaves. Habit photo.
1 image. .
Fabaceae: Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.: 1 high res. image.
location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994 . References:
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