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Tephrosia pumila (Lam.)Pers.

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HIGHER TAXON: Millettieae

GENUS: Tephrosia Pers.

Tephrosia pumila (Lam.)Pers. [Accepted]
    Tephrosia procumbens sensu auctt. {Misapplied Name}
    Tephrosia purpurea (L.)Pers. var. pumila sensu Cronq.,p.p. {Misapplied Name}
    Tephrosia quartiniana Cuf. var. inflexa (Chiov.)Cuf. {Misapplied Name}
    Tephrosia uniflora sensu Hepper,p.p. {Misapplied Name}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [210]; Botswana (N) [441]; Burundi (N) [8]
    Ethiopia (N) [210]; Ghana (N) [210]; Kenya (N) [210]
    Malawi (N) [441]; Mozambique (N) [441]; Rwanda (N) [8]
    Somalia (N) [210]; South Africa (N) [210]
    Sudan (N) [210]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Togo (N) [8]
    Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [210]; Zambia (N) [441]
    Zimbabwe (N) [210,441]
  Indian Ocean
    Comoro Is (N) [441]; Madagascar (N) [210]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; anthropic landscapes. [210]
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands [210]
    Somalia-Masai anthropic landscapes [210]
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210], Somalia-Masai grasslands [210]
    Sudanian grasslands [210], Zambezian anthropic landscapes. [210]
    Zambezian grassland [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1797]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Environmental; Forage; Weed

  
NOTES:
  3 varieties recognized by Brummitt (1968,r.441).Var.aldabrensis is coastal.


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

210.

   Gillett,J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

441.

   Brummitt,R.K., 1968
    Bol.Soc.Brot.,2,41:219-393. Tephrosia in the FZ area
    Bol.Soc.Brot.,2,41:219-393. Tephrosia in the FZ area

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.

1797.

   Subramaniam,B.&Babu,C.R., 1994
    Biol.Agric.and Hort.10:297-302. NewNod.Leg.fromHimalayanEcos
    Biol.Agric.and Hort.10:297-302. NewNod.Leg.fromHimalayanEcos
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