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Tephrosia pulcherrima
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Tephrosia pulcherrima (Wight ex Baker) Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 319(225). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 157. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 156. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 174. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 257. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10,31. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 155. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 116. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 105. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 102. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 191. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 310. 2009.
Tephrosia tinctoria Pers. var. pulcherrima Wight ex Baker in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 112. 1876.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kalakkozhuppa
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs; stem densely erect-hairy. Leaflets 5, to 6 x 2 cm, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous above; stipule 10 x 4 mm, ovate. Racemes axillary; peduncle 8 cm long, stout. Flowers red; calyx 4 mm long, lobes hairy; standard 10 x 8 mm, densely hairy on back, clawed; wings 10 x 5 mm, dark pink at apex, verrucose; keel 10 mm long, yellowish-pink. Pods to 7 x 0.5 cm, oblong, densely hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Savannahs and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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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:
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Nellimedu, Uppupara, Karimala, Chandanathode, Kakki hills, Silent Valley R. F.
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