Fabaceae FAMILY

Tephrosia lupinifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tephrosia lupinifolia is a usually pennenial, herbaceous plant producing stems from 30 - 120cm long from a tuberous rootstock. The stems either scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation for support[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 394 Title Flora Capensis Publication Author Hiern. W.P.; Brown N.E. Website http://www.aluka.org/action/doBrowse?sa=1&st=662543&execbr=&sls= Publisher Year 1909 ISBN Description Rather dated, and many of the botanical names have been changed since it was written, but contains a wealth of information about plants of southern Africa. It can be downloaded or viewed online. , 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine and dyestuff. The plant can be used to stabilize sandy soils.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - widespread in drier areas from Senegal to Sudan, south to S. Africa.

HabitatGrassy shortly-bushy hills; open sandy places; drier sea-sands; often in cultivations; 0-1900 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. Sandy places, often on sand dunes[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].