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Tephrosia macropoda (E.Meyer)Harvey

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HIGHER TAXON: Millettieae

GENUS: Tephrosia Pers.

Tephrosia macropoda (E.Meyer)Harvey [Accepted]
    Tephrosia diffusa (E.Meyer)Harvey {Synonym}
    Tephrosia spathacea sensu H.M.Forbes {Misapplied Name}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    South Africa (N) [442]
  
HABITATS: -
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist
  
USES: -

  
NOTES:
  Stated to have a large tuberous rootstock (Forbes 1948, ref.440).
  Nodulation data also from Tephrosia difusa Harvey [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

442.

   Schrire,B.D., 1987
    Bothalia 17:7-15. Tephrosia subg.Barbistyla in southern Afr.
    Bothalia 17:7-15. Tephrosia subg.Barbistyla in southern Afr.

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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