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Tephrosia purpurea ssp. purpurea (L.)Pers.

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GENUS: Tephrosia Pers.

Tephrosia purpurea ssp. purpurea (L.)Pers. [Preferred name]
    Cracca wallichii (Fawc. & Rendle)Rydb. {Synonym}
    Galega colonila Buch.-Ham. {Synonym}
    Galega diffusa Roxb. {Synonym}
    Galega lanceaefolia Roxb. {Orthographic variant}
    Galega lanceifolia Roxb. {Synonym}
    Galega purpurea (L.)L. {Synonym}
    Tephrosia hamiltonii Gamble {Synonym}
    Tephrosia purpurea var. genuina R.Vig. {Synonym}
    Tephrosia wallichii Fawc. & Rendle {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Dhamasia [3030]; Indigo Rouge [1915]; Indigo Sauvage [1915]; Sarphonka [3030]; Wild Indigo [3026]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Ghana (I) [441]; Guinea Bissau (U) [224]; Ivory Coast (I) [441]; Kenya (I) [210]; Zimbabwe (I) [441]
  Asia
Bhutan (N) [1914]; Cambodia (I) [1970, 3465]; China (N) [1970, 2884]; Fujian [2884]; Guangdong [2884]; Guangxi [2884]; Yunnan [2884]; India (N) [441, 1938, 3009, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3094, 3101, 3113, 3119, 3140, 3144, 3366, 3370, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3376, 3377, 3584]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3366]; Assam [3370]; Bihar [3371]; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli [3094]; Daman [3094]; Delhi [3372]; Diu [3094]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3584]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3113]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3101]; Manipur [3366]; Orissa [3376]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3366]; Uttar Pradesh [3144]; West Bengal [3119]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (N) [1974]; Iran (N) [1939]; Jawa (N) [1974]; Laos (I) [1970, 3465]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [1974]; Malaysia (I) [441, 1974]; Moluccas (N) [1974]; Myanmar (N) [441]; Nepal (N) [1938, 2898, 3369]; Pakistan (N) [441, 1938]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [1974, 3402]; Philippines (I) [1974]; Sri Lanka (N) [441, 1957, 1974]; Sulawesi (N) [1974]; Sumatera (N) [1974]; Taiwan (N) [2884]; Thailand (I) [3465]; Vietnam (I) [3465]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [1880, 1915]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261, 1974]
  Indian Ocean
Laccadive Is (N) [3379]; Madagascar (N) [441, 1915, 3402]; Mauritius (N) [441, 1915]; Reunion (N) [1915]; Rodrigues (N) [1915]; Seychelles (U) [441]
  Middle East
Oman (N) [1939]; Saudi Arabia (N) [1939]; Yemen (N) [1939]
  North America
United States (I) [261]
  Pacific Ocean
Solomon Is (N) [261]
  South America
Brazil (U) [1414]; Bahia [1414]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 261, 1859, 1915, 1919, 1938, 1952, 1957, 1974, 2884, 3386, 3402, 3619] ; Distribution Map [441] ; Illustration [1859, 1915, 1952, 1974, 3386, 3619]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [1941] [1974] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [1915] [1974] [3402], Shrub [1974] ; Lifespan: Annual [1915] [1974] [3402], Perennial [1915] [1974] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005

  
USES:
  Chemical products [1974, 3030]; Environmental [1957, 3030]; Food and Drink [1974]; Forage [1974]; Medicine [1974, 3030, 3034]; Toxins [1974, 3030]; Weed [3060]

  
NOTES:
  Cultivated. [1974]
  Native to S.E. Asia, Malesia and Madagascar. [3402]
  Native to Tropical Asia & Australia. [1915]
  Indigenous to the Mascarenes & Madagascar. [1915]

  
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