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   MH066 : Tephrosia strigosa (Dalzell)Santapau & Maheshw.

Plant Category : Herbs
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 158
Synonym : Macronyx strigosus Dalzell; Seemannantha strigosa (Dalzell) Alef.; Tephrosia tenuis Dalzell & A.Gibson;

Plant Common Name : -
Plant Family : Fabaceae
Description : Annual, prostrate, pubescent, hairs appressed. Leaf simple, c. 2.5-5.0 cm long, c. 4.5-8.0 mm broad, linear, acute, apiculate, sparsely pubescent above, silky below; petiole c. 2-2.5 mm long; stipules c. 2.5-3.5 mm long. Flowers 1-2 in the axil of the leaf. Pedicel c. 6-12 mm long. Calyx c. 2.5 mm long, pubescent, teeth lanceolate. Corolla bluish turning yellow. Vexillum c. 4.5-5 mm long. Fruit c. 1.2-2.5 cm long, c. 3.5-4.5 mm broad, pubescent, hairs appressed, 6-10-seeded. Fl. Per.: September-October.
Plant Location in Melghat : Open grasslands of Dhargad, Kelpani, Rangubeli localities
Medicinal Use / Activity :

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Plant's Current Status : Not Common
Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142
Reference : Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250064760
Reference : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Fabales
Family : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family
Genus : Tephrosia Pers. - hoarypea
Species : Tephrosia strigosa (Dalzell)Santapau & Maheshw.

Tephrosia strigosa (Dalzell)Santapau & Maheshw.
Tephrosia strigosa (Dalzell)Santapau & Maheshw.
Tephrosia strigosa (Dalzell)Santapau & Maheshw.
Tephrosia strigosa (Dalzell)Santapau & Maheshw.