Tephrosia tinctoria (L.) Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Tephrosia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use experimental purposes medicinal shade soil improve
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Tephrosia tinctoria unspecified picture
Tephrosia tinctoria unspecified picture

Distribution

Tephrosia tinctoria world distribution map, present in Australia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion

Conservation status

Tephrosia tinctoria threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:520966-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185864
COL ID 55D6J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 709343
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Synonyms

Galega heyneana Galega tinctoria Tephrosia heyneana Tephrosia pulcherrima Cracca tinctoria Tephrosia nervosa Tephrosia tinctoria Galega haynii Galega heterophylla Galega heynii Galega nervosa Tephrosia grahamii Tephrosia tinctoria var. pulcherrima Tephrosia hypargyrea