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Tephrosia spinosa (L.f.)Pers.

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GENUS: Tephrosia Pers.

Tephrosia spinosa (L.f.)Pers. [Preferred name]
    Galega spinosa L.f. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Mukavaliver [4751]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
India (N) [1914, 3009, 3020, 3027, 3366]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3366]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3366]; Madhaya Pradesh [3366]; Maharashtra [3366]; Orissa [3366]; Pondicherry [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Indonesia (N) [1974]; Jawa (N) [1957, 1974]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [1974]; Sri Lanka (N) [1957]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1957, 1974, 3009, 3386] ; Illustration [1974]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [1974] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names) ; Habit: Herb, Shrub [1974] ; Lifespan: Annual, Perennial [1974] ; Source(s): 1992 (Phytochem.) Southon I & Bowes I, 1993 Polhill RM, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Medicine [3030]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1914.

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

1957.

  Rudd, V.E., 1991
    A Revised Handbook of the Flora of Ceylon 7: 108-381.

1974.

  Bosman, M.T.M. & de Haas, A.J.P., 1983
    Blumea 28(2): 421-487. A revision of the genus Tephrosia

3009.

  Pullaiah, T. & Chennaiah, E., 1997
    Flora of Andhra Pradesh (Ranunculaceae - Alangiaceae)

3020.

  Singh, N.P., 1988
    Flora of Eastern Karnataka Vol.1

3027.

  Nair, N.C. & Henry, A.N., 1983
    Flora of Tamil Nadu, India Vol.1

3030.

  Ambasta, S.P., 1986
    The useful plants of India

3366.

  Sanjappa, M., 2000
    Checklist of the Leguminosae in South Asia. Typescript

3386.

  Pullaiah, T. & Ramamurthy, K.S., 2001
    Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol.2

4751.

  Senaratna, L.K., 2001
    A check list of the flowering plants of Sri Lanka. Colombo.

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