Tephrosia obcordata

(Poir.) Baker

Fabaceae Edible: Seeds - oil

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Description

A herb. It has annual stems. It grows 80 cm high. It grows from a woody rootstock. It has whitish hairs.

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Edible Uses

The seeds yield edible oil.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in sandy areas of the Sahel in West Africa. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, CAR, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sahel, Senegal, Sudan, West Africa,

Synonyms

Borbonia obcordata (Poir.) Spreng.Cracca obcordata (Poir.) KuntzeCrotalaria ramiflora Perr. ex DC.Requienia obcordata (Lam. ex Poir.) DC.Sophora senegalensis Deless. ex DC.

Also Known As

Karbembam, Loghuf

References (2)

Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Kew. (As Requienia obcordata)
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew