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Tephrosia tinctoria
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Tephrosia tinctoria Pers., Syn. 2: 329. 1807; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 111. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 319(225). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 86. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 157. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 88. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 156. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 139. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 206. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 174. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 259. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 159. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 91. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 155. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 103. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 52. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 226. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 116. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 222. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 191. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 311. 2009.
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Description:
Erect shrubs; stems densely retrorse-hairy. Leaflets to 4.5 x 1.3 cm, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, acute at base, glabrous above; densely white-tomentose below. Racemes axillary; peduncle 10 cm long; bracts 6 mm long, lanceolate. Flowers red. Calyx 6 mm long, lobes lanceolate. Standard petal glabrous, narrowed to the base; wings to 17 x 5 mm; keel 14 x 6 mm, obovate, glabrous; Pods 7 x 0.5 cm, oblong, slightly curved, minutely hirsute; seeds many.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
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Distribution:
Peninsular 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:
300-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Ponmudi, Wadakkanchery, Kattalappara, Uppupara, Ezhimala, Campshed area, Chittar, Chandanathode, Dhoni R. F., Varkala, Nadayara, Ampumala, Ariankavu, Bonaccord, Meenmutty
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