Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 6/2006 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 6/2006 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 6/2006 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 6/2006 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 6/2006 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 990 Date of entry: 17.12.2008 Last update: 11.01.2020
Mandarin: 灰毛豆 (hui mao dou)
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)
Order: Fabales (237)
Family: Fabaceae (237)(family description)
Genus: Tephrosia (2)
Epithet: purpurea (L.) Pers. (7)
purpurea => purple
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb, shrub
Flower colour: violet
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