320 FLORA OF MADRAS. [Tephrosia.. 



F. B. I. ii. 112 in part (Galega lanceaefolia, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 

 iii. 386). 



N. Circars, on sandy lands near the coast, as far south as 



the Godavari. 



An undershrub with bright purple flowers. 



15. TEPHROSIA PTJRPUREA, Pers. ; F. B. I. ii. 112 in part .. 

 W. & A. 213' in part. 



In all plains Districts, on waste lands and by roadsides, 



very common. 



An erect perennial undershrub with small red flowers. 



Said to give a blue dye resembling indigo. "Vern. Tarn. 



Kat-kolingi. 



16. TEPHROSIA HAMILTOWII, J. R. Drumm. T. purpurea, 

 Pers. ; F. B. I. ii. 212 in part (Galega tinctoria, Roxb. FL 

 Ind. iii. 386 not of Linn.). 



Deccan, in Northern and Western areas, on sandy soils 



(Wight 898). 



A gregarious undershrub with large bright rose-coloured 



flowers. 



17. TEPHROSIA HOOKERIANA, W. & A. 212; not o/F. B. I. 



W. Ghats, on dry soils at Sigur, 1ST. Nilgiris, at 3,000 ft, 

 (Lawson, Gamble) ; Carnatic, at Trichinopoly (Wight). 

 A shrub with brownish silky stems and leaves and small 

 flowers on short pedicels in elongated racemes. 



18. TEPHROSIA BARBERI, J. R. Drumm. 



S. Carnatic at Kudiramalai Teri, Tinnevelly (Barber) ; 

 Tuticorin (Wight). 



A distinct-looking undershrub with reddish flexuose 

 branchlets and small obovate obtuse leaflets, softly villous. 



19. TEPHROSIA PROCUMBENS, Ham. T. purpurea var. pumila, 

 Baker in F. B. I. ii. 113. T. diffusa, W. & A. 213. 



Circars, Deccan and Carnatic, on waste lands in open forest 

 and among grass in pastures, up to 3,000 ft. in the hills. 

 A slender herbaceous perennial with white flowers. 



20. TEPHROSIA SPINOSA, Pers. ; F. B. I. ii. 112 , W. & A. 214 

 excl. cert. syn. ; Wt. Ic. t. 372. 



Carnatic, from the Kistna southwards, on dry barren lands- 

 on the coast and inland to the Hills of Coimbatore, Madura 

 and Tinnevelly. 

 A stiff thorny grey-canescent low shrub. 



