Dear Alokji, 1. In Indigofera pods are *turgid* but in Tephrosia pods are *flattened*.
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. You please wait for more comments. *Prabhu Kumar K M* Scientist Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division Centre for Medicinal Plant Research (CMPR) & 'CMPR' Herbarium Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Malappuram *E-mail: [email protected]*

