Tephrosia elegans
Schumach.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Caution
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in sandy grasslands and damp sites. It can be in savannah woodland or palm groves.
Africa, Angola, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An annual herb or small shrub in the Fabaceae family, growing to 60 cm high. Found in tropical sandy grasslands, damp sites, savannah woodland, and palm groves.
Notes
There are about 400 Tephrosia species. Also as Papilionaceae. It is used as a fish poison.
Names & Synonyms
Banglare, Bayno, Ledoro nessub, Sireseugela
References (4)
- Beskr. Guin. pl. 376. 1827
- Burkill, 1995,
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 200
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 79
