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Tephrosia subtriflora

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  • Botanical Name : Tephrosia subtriflora Baker
  • Synonyms : Tephrosia pauciflora Baker
  • Plant Family : Papilionaceae
  • Plant Form : Herb
  • Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Tephrosia subtriflora Plant :

  • Habit : A prostrate herb with appressed-pubescent branches.
  • Leaves : Alternate, leaflets 5-9, obovate to oblanceolate, pubescent, sessile.
  • Flowers : Bright-purple or light purplecoloured.
  • Fruits :
    • Pods linear, compressed, appressed-pubescent, with a recurvedmucro.
    • Seeds 8-10, subquadrate, obtuse, truncate at ends, brown, smooth.
  • Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - November
  • Significance : A rare wild plant.