Tephrosia
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Millettieae |
| Genus: | Tephrosia Pers. |
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Tephrosia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word τεφρος (tephros), meaning "ash-colored," referring to the greyish tint given to the leaves by their dense trichomes.[2]
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[edit] Uses
Many species in the genus are poisonous, particularly to fish, for their high concentration of rotenone. Tephrosia species have historically been used by indigenous cultures as fish toxins.[3] In the last century, several Tephrosia species have been studied in connection with the use of rotenone as an insecticide and pesticide.
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- ^ "Genus: Tephrosia Pers.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?11939. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. IV R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2642. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=zIOvJSJs-IkC.
- ^ U.S. Food & Drug Administration (2006-03). "Results for search term "tephrosia"" (html). FDA Poisonous Plant Database. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~djw/pltx.cgi?QUERY=tephrosia. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Bussmann, R. W., et al. (2006). Plant use of the Maasai of Sekenani Valley, Maasai Mara, Kenya. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2 22.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Tephrosia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?11939. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
[edit] External links
- "Tephrosia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=26981.
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