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Tephrosia villosa (L.)Pers.

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GENUS: Tephrosia Pers.

Tephrosia villosa (L.)Pers. [Accepted]
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [210]; Egypt (N) [210]; Ethiopia (N) [24]
    Kenya (N) [210]; Mozambique (N) [441]
    Namibia-ISO (N) [210]; Somalia (N) [8]
    South Africa (N) [210]; Sudan (N) [29]
    Tanzania (N) [210]; Uganda (N) [24,210]
    Zimbabwe (N) [216]
  Asia
    India-ISO (N) [441]; Indonesia-ISO (N) [441]
    Pakistan (N) [441]; Sri Lanka (N) [441]
  Indian Ocean
    Madagascar (N) [210]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Toxins [1785,52]; Environmental; Medicine; Chemical products

  
NOTES:
  Two subspp.;villosa & ehrenbergiana; only the latter in Africa.(FTEA,ref.210).


DATA SOURCES:

8.

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

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

29.

   Andrews,F.W., 1952
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.

52.

   Verdcourt,B. & Trump,E.C., 1969
    Common Poisonous Plants of East Africa
    Common Poisonous Plants of East Africa

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

216.

   Torre,A.R. et al., 1966
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez

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.
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