Tephrosia strigosa (Dalzell) Santapau & Maheshw.

Annual, prostrate, pubescent, hairs appressed. Leaf simple, c. 2.5-5.0 cm long, c. 4.5-8.0 mm broad, linear, acute, apiculate, sparsely pubescent above, silky below; petiole c. 2-2.5 mm long; stipules c. 2.5-3.5 mm long. Flowers 1-2 in the axil of the leaf. Pedicel c. 6-12 mm long. Calyx c. 2.5 mm long, pubescent, teeth lanceolate. Corolla bluish turning yellow. Vexillum c. 4.5-5 mm long. Fruit c. 1.2-2.5 cm long, c. 3.5-4.5 mm broad, pubescent, hairs appressed, 6-10-seeded.

Distribution: Pakistan; India; Burma; Laccadive Islands.

Fl. Per.: September-October.