Tephrosia nubica (Boiss.) Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Tephrosia

Characteristics

Resembles T. polyphylla except that the hairs on the stems are rarely over 1 mm. long; the leaflets are usually narrower, over 2 cm. long and fewer (7–13, usually 9–11); the pod has a 2 mm. long stipe, is dehiscent, and the veins on each valve (when seen by transparency) form parallel bars crossing the valve diagonally, not weakening or breaking up into a diffuse network in the centre.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) -
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Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Tephrosia nubica world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Chad, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:520775-1
WFO ID wfo-0000203455
COL ID 7C2B3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Pogonostigma nubicum Tephrosia nubica Cracca nubica

Lower taxons

Tephrosia nubica subsp. arabica Tephrosia nubica subsp. nubica