Another way to check whether it is Tephrosia pumila or not is to chew its fresh roots. If it is bitter than roots of Tephrosia purpurea then it must be T. pumila. Don't worry roots are not toxic. It is used as Dataun in rural India.
White flowered Tephrosia is much valued in Ancient Indian Tantra<https://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1024&bih=612&q=%22pankaj+oudhia+and+Ancient+Tantra%22&oq=%22pankaj+oudhia+and+Ancient+Tantra%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=345932l352770l0l353373l34l34l0l30l0l1l290l961l0.1.3l4l0>. If you have faith in it Balkar ji, I can give information about Vidhi-Vidhan for collection as well as use. ;) regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > This is Tephrosia pumila, I think. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 12:42 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “Surely Theprosia, but *please once again check with the species*. i may >> be wrong! >> regards,-- >> >> - H.S.” >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Balkar Arya <[email protected]> >> Date: 14 September 2011 06:15 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:81680] Flora of Panipat: Tephrosia purpurea from >> Sodhapur Panipat >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear All >> Tephrosia purpurea from Sodhapur Panipat >> This Herb was growing wildly on bank of Western Yamuna Canal >> Pls validate >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1750 members & >> 97,000 messages on 30/11/11) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 6000 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> >
