Image: Swadha Pardesi · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · Amarpura, Rajasthan, 3 August 2025 · Resized
What the sources say
- RajasthanIn a study around Jodhpur, two subspecies of Tephrosia purpurea were a major source of nectar for butterflies and also served as larval host plants. The study recorded 26 butterflies from five families.[10]
Sources
- Arigela RK, Kathula T, Kumar R, Deroliya PK, Jeevith S, Singh RK (2024). Tephrosia purpurea, the potential nectar source for the butterflies in Jodhpur. Studia Naturae 9(1): 85-108 (journal). Peer reviewed. Only the abstract was read.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online (native ranges) (database). Shows native to India. It does not say a plant grows wild in Rajasthan.
The coloured tag before each fact shows where it was verified. A fact checked for India or the world is not assumed to hold for Rajasthan.