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Tephrosia

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Te`phro´si`a
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name.
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Noun1.Tephrosia - genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
hoary pea - a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods


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Abstract: All parts of Tephrosia vogelii Hook F are used in tropical Africa for numerous ethno-medical and traditional veterinary practices.
Pennisetum divisum type 5- This type is distributed along the sandy parts of the wade, in which Pennisetum divisum is dominated and accompanied by few species such as Cyperus conglomerates and Tephrosia uniflora.
 
 
 
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