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Tephrosia canarensis
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Tephrosia canarensis Drumm. in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 319(225). 1918; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 135. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 174. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 256. 1992; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 102. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 309. 2009.
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Description:
Erect subshrubs, stem channelled, hairy. Leaflets 7 or 9, 4-5.5 x 1.5 cm, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, apex mucronate, base acute, glabrous above, glaucous below; petiolule ca 3 mm, stipule ca 4 x 3 mm, ovate. Racemes axillary, peduncle to 10 cm; bracts and bracteoles subulate; flowers red, calyx to 7 mm, lobes lanceolate, velvety, standard to 1.5 x 8 cm, wings obovate, to 12 x 4 mm, keels to 13 x 5 mm; staminal sheath ca 7 mm; ovary ca 6 mm, velvety, style ca 4 mm, pubescent. Pods to 7.5 x 0.6 cm, slightly curved, sparsely hairy; seeds many.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vengoli, Taliparamba, Mukkali forests
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