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Tephrosia vogelii
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f. in Hook. Niger Fl. 296. 1849.
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Description:
Subshrubs, densely villous. Leaflets 13-19, to 7 x 2 cm, oblong, apex obtuse, mucronate, mid-nerves impressed, densely silky below and ciliate along the margins; petiole to 3 cm, petiolule 3 mm, stipule 1 cm, ovate, tomentose. Panicles pseudoaxillary, tomentose, to 15 cm long; flowers red; pedicels 8 mm; bracts 4 mm; calyx tube 5 mm, campanulate, lobes 3 x 2 cm, ovate; standard petal 3 x 2 cm, obovate, sericeus outside; wings 2 x 0.5 cm; keel 2.5 cm long, united, all petals clawed; staminal tube 2 cm, filaments 3 mm; anthers 1.5 mm, oblong; ovary 2 cm, densely hirsute, style 1 cm, bearded. Pod densely woolly, seeds many.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated as fodder plant
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Distribution:
Native of America; introduced to India
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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:
Yes
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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:
Ichampetty
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