Tephrosia pumila (Lam.)Pers.
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.)Pers.
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.)Pers.
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.)Pers.
MH065 : Tephrosia pumila (Lam.)Pers.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 156 |
| Synonym | : | Cracca dichotoma (Desv.) Kuntze; Galega procumbens Buch.-Ham.; Galega pumila Lam.; Tephrosia commersoni Scott-Elliot; Tephrosia dichotoma Desv.; Tephrosia hirsuta Schumach. & Thonn.; Tephrosia procumbens sensu auct.; Tephrosia procumbens (Buch.-Ham.) Gamble; Tephrosia timoriensis DC.; Tephrosia uniflora "sensu Hepper, p.p." (Misapplied); Tephrosia procumbens (Ham.) Benth.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae |
| Description | : | Annual or short lived perennial, branches procumbent, stem pilose. Leaf imparipinnate, petiole c. 3-10 mm long, rachis up to 4.5 cm long; leaflets 7-13, c. 4-20 mm long, up to 8 mm wide, oblong or oblanceolate truncate to retuse, glabrous or pubescent above, pilose below; stipules up to 4 mm long. Inflorescence terminal or leaf-opposed, a 1-3-flowered raceme. Bract 2-3 mm long. Pedicel 2.5-4 mm long. Calyx hispid, tube c. 1.5 mm long, teeth 2.5-3.5 mm long. Corolla white, pale-pink or purplish. Vexillum c. 6-10 mm long. Fruit 3.5-4 cm long, c. 4 mm broad, pubescent, curved towards the tip, 8-14-seeded. Fl.Per.: Throughout the year. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Frequent on hill slopes and in open grasslands |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Praecansone A; Praecansone B;
Seed pods: Pumilaisoflavones A;
Pumilaisoflavones B; Pumilaisoflavones C;
Pumilaisoflavones D; Pumilanol; Tephrinone; Beta-hydroxychalcone; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Flavone; Praecansone B; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- Dagne, E.; Dinku, B.; Gray, A.I.; Waterman, P.G. Pumilaisoflavone A and Pumilaisoflavone B from the seed pods of Tephrosia pumila. Phytochemistry 1988, 27, 1503to1505.
- Ganapaty, S.; Pannakal, S.T.; Srilakshmi, G.V.K.; Lakshmi, P.; Waterman, P.G.; Brun, R. Pumilanol, an antiprotozoal isoflavanol from Tephrosia pumila. Phytochem. Lett. 2008, 1, 175to178.
- Yenesew, A.; Dagne, E.; Waterman, P.G. Flavonoids from the seed pods of Tephrosia pumila. Phytochemistry 1989, 28, 1291to1292.
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242351517 |
| 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 pumila (Lam.)Pers. |