Tephrosia spinosa is a flowering plant species in the genus Tephrosia native from India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Tephrosia |
Species: | T. spinosa
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Binomial name | |
Tephrosia spinosa (L. f.) Pers. 1807
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Eupalitin 3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside, a glycoside of the flavonol eupalitin, can be isolated from T. spinosa.[1] Tephrospinosin (3′,5′-diisopentenyl-2′,4′-dihydroxychalcone), a prenylated chalcone, can be isolated from the root.[2]
References
edit- ^ Eupalitin 3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside from Tephrosia spinosa. Vanangamudi A., Gandhidasan R. and Raman P. V., Fitoterapia, 1997, vol. 68, no6, p. 560, INIST 2113413
- ^ A prenylated chalcone from the roots of Tephrosia spinosa. V.M. Sharma and P.S. Rao, Phytochemistry, August 1992, Volume 31, Issue 8, Pages 2915–2916, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(92)83666-M
External links
edit"Tephrosia spinosa" at the Encyclopedia of Life