The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical ...
Herbs, annual or perennial, procumbent or straggling, 20-30 cm tall. Stems thin and hard, ridged, densely spreading strigose. Stipules 3-4 mm.
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What is the common name for tephrosia pumila?
Tephrosia pumila - Indigo Sauvage. Indigo Sauvage is a prostrate velvet-hairy herb with compound leaves. Leaflets are up to 1.5 x 0.8 cm, obovate, with a short sharp point, base wedge-shaped, silky velvet-hairy; leaflet-stalk is up to 1 mm, stipule 5 mm, linear, hairy.
Is the Tephrosia edible?
Toxicity. All tissues of this plant are toxic (containing rotenone), and should not be eaten by people or livestock. Crushed stems were previously used as a fish poison.
What is Tephrosia villosa used for?
The genus is well known for its richness in prenylated Flavonoids and is considered to possess insect repellant, larvicidal, piscicidal, antimicrobial and anticancer properties (Sarin Jagat et.
What is the medicinal value of tephrosia purpurea?
In Ayurveda, this plant is used as remedy for impotency, asthma, diarrhea, gonorrhea, rheumatism, ulcer, and ailment of kidney, liver, spleen, heart, and blood. The dried herb is tonic and has healing activity for leprous wounds [75].
Indigo Sauvage is a prostrate velvet-hairy herb with compound leaves. Leaflets are up to 1.5 x 0.8 cm, obovate, with a short sharp point, base wedge-shaped, ...
Tephrosia pumila pumila is a variety of plants with 6 observations.
Annual or short-lived perennial with procumbent or straggling branches. Leaf-rhachis up to 4 cm long including a petiole of 3–10 mm.
Tephrosia pumila - Useful Tropical Plants
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This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.
Pedicel 2.5-4 mm. Flowers ca. 6 mm. Calyx ca. 3 × 2 mm. Corolla white, yellow, or rarely pale pink; standard orbicular, pilose. Ovary with trichomes, with ...
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. · Classification · Name · Bibliographic References. Frohlich and Lau (2020), http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/ ...
Non-Native : Naturalized Distinguished from Polynesian introduced Tephrosia by prostrate habit and furry foliage. Loading images.
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. var. pumila Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)