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Tephrosia linearis

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Name

Identification
Tephrosia linearis Pers. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Galega linearis
  • Tephrosia semiruda
  • Tephrosia pulchella
  • Tephrosia linearis
Common name
  • va-kedièm (JB) (SENEGAL, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • néhènding (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • gagneraye (A.Chev.) (SENEGAL, NON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • ndogdial (JB) salaulit (JLT) tiekre (JLT) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • gadãng (JB) hodil’o gôr (JB) ndon (JB) ngodiil o gôr (JB) tiékre (JLT) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for TEPHROSIA linearis Pers. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 1, (1871) Author: Papilionaceae by Mr. J. G. Baker; Caesalpinieae and Mimoseae by Prof. Oliver)
Names
TEPHROSIA linearis Pers. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], DC. Prod. ii. 254.
Information
An erect copiously branched perennial 1–3 ft. high with very slender virgate branches with a few inconspicuous adpressed grey hairs. Stipules linear, very minute. Petioles 1–2 lines; rachis 6–18 lines; leaflets 5–17, linear, 12–15 lines long, 3/4–1 line broad, ascending, glabrous above, persistently thinly grey-canescent below. Flowers 4–8 in very lax racemes which are sometimes stalked, sometimes reach down into the axils of the leaves. Pedicels 1–1 1/2 lines, erecto-patent. Calyx 1 line long, densely silky; teeth linear-subulate, exceeding the tube. Corolla reddish, 1/4 in. long; standard 1/8 in. broad. Pod linear, 15–24 lines long, 1/8 in. broad, slightly recurved, finely downy, 12–18-seeded.
Distribution
Congo Lower Guinea Ambriz, Dr. Welwitsch!Nubia Nile Land Kotschy! and others.Senegal Upper Guinea Perrottet! Heudelot!Guinea proper Upper Guinea Thonning, Vogel!

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