Yes pods are turgid in Indigofera, flat in Tephrosia In addition racemes are axillary in Indigofera, leaf-opposed in Tephrosia especially T. purpurea
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Prabhu kumar KM <[email protected]>wrote: > > > 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]* > >
