Fabaceae FAMILY

Tephrosia pumila

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tephrosia pumila is an annual herb or short-lived perennial, branched from the base, growing 30 - 60 cm tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is sometimes grown as a green manure crop[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa, Indian subcontinent, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea

HabitatBeaches, arable fields, grasslands, river banks[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].