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Tephrosia uniflora ssp. petrosa (Blatter & Hallberg) Gillett & Ali in Kew Bull. 13:114. 1958. Ali in Biologia 10:33.1964.

  • Tephrosia petrosa Blatter & Hallberg

    Semi-erect perennial, up to 1 m tall, stem pubescent, hairs silky. Leaf imparipinnate, petiole c. 3-8 mm long, rachis c. 2 cm long; leaflets 5-9, up to 5.5 cm long, and 13 mm wide, oblanceolate or elliptic, acute or obtuse, glabrous or pubescent above, appressed pilose below; stipules up to 9 mm long. Flowers 2-3 in the leaf-axils. Pedicel up to 4 mm long. Calyx pubescent, tube c. 1.5 mm long, teeth up to 6 mm long. Corolla pink. Vexillum c. 10 mm long, pubescent externally. Ovary pubescent, style glabrous, stigma penicillate. Fruit c. 3.8-4.8 cm long, c. 4-4.5 mm broad, appressed pubescent, 7-8-seeded.

    Fl.Per.: February-March, August-November.

    Lectotype: Rajasthan, Jaisalmer, Blatter 6970 (BLAT).

    Distribution: Pakistan; India; Arabia.


     

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