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Tephrosia villosa (L.)Pers.

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GENUS: Tephrosia Pers.

Tephrosia villosa (L.)Pers. [Preferred name]
    Cracca villosa L. {Synonym}
    Galega hirta Buch.-Ham. {Synonym}
    Galega incana Roxb. {Synonym}
    Galega villosa (L.)L. {Synonym}
    Tephrosia hirta (Buch.-Ham.)Benth. {Synonym}
    Tephrosia incana (Roxb.)Sweet {Synonym}
    Tephrosia incana (Roxb.)Wight & Arn. {Synonym}
    Tephrosia incana sensu R.Vig. {Misapplied}
    Tephrosia villosa var. argentea Thwaites {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Bajo [3402]; Bu-pila [4751]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (N) [210]; Egypt (N) [210]; Ethiopia (N) [24]; Kenya (N) [210]; Mozambique (N) [441]; Namibia (N) [210]; Somalia (N) [8]; South Africa (N) [210]; Sudan (N) [29]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Uganda (N) [24, 210]; Zimbabwe (N) [216]
  Asia
India (N) [441, 1914, 1974, 3009, 3017, 3027, 3028, 3115, 3119, 3143, 3366, 3372, 3375, 3376, 3380, 3387, 3587]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3366]; Assam [3366]; Bihar [3587]; Delhi [3372]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3366]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3366]; Kerala [3380]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3115]; Orissa [3376]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3143]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Uttar Pradesh [3387]; West Bengal [3119]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (N) [441, 1974]; Jawa (N) [1974]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [1974]; Myanmar (N) [3690]; Nepal (N) [3690]; Pakistan (N) [441, 1938]; Sri Lanka (N) [441, 1957, 1974]; Vietnam (N) [1970, 3465]
  Indian Ocean
Comoro Is (U) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Madagascar (N) [210, 3402]; Mayotte (U) [3054, 4747]
  Middle East
Saudi Arabia (N) [1939]; Yemen (N) [1939]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 1938, 1957, 1974, 3009, 3017, 3026, 3386, 3402] ; Distribution Map [441, 1974] ; Illustration [210, 1974, 3386]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [1974] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names) ; Habit: Herb [1974] [3402] ; Lifespan: Annual [3402], Perennial [1974] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 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), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S &

  
USES:
  Chemical products [3030]; Environmental [1974]; Medicine [1974, 3030, 3034]; Toxins [52]

  
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    Specimen in Herb.Kew

24.

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29.

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52.

  Verdcourt, B. & Trump, E.C., 1969
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    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

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    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez

441.

  Brummitt, R.K., 1968
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1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1938.

  Ali, S.I., 1977
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1939.

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  Rudd, V.E., 1991
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1970.

  Gagnepain, F., 1916
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