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Tephrosia purpurea
Species of plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tephrosia purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that has a pantropical distribution. It is a common wasteland weed. In many parts it is under cultivation as green manure crop. It is found throughout India and Sri Lanka[1] in poor soils.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Tephrosia |
Species: | T. purpurea |
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Common names include:
- Bengali: জংলী নীল (Jangli neel), বন নীল।
- English: Fish poison, wild indigo
- Hawaiian: ʻAuhuhu, Ahuhu, ʻAuhola, Hola[2]
- Hindi name: Sarphonk, Sharpunkha
- Rajasthani: Masa
- Tamil: Kolinchi (கொழிஞ்சி), Kollukkai Velai (கொள்ளுக்காய்_வேளை),kaaivelai(காய்வேளை )
- Telugu: Vempali (వెంపలి), Pampara chettu
- Malayalam: Kozhinjil (കൊഴിഞ്ഞിൽ)
- Kannada: Kaggi
- Duk: Jangli-kulthi