Tephrosia
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 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea
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Tephrosia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. Many species in the Tephrosia genus are poisonous, particularly to fish, for their high concentration of rotenone. Tephrosia species have historically been used by many indigenous cultures as fish poisons.[1] In the last century, several Tephrosia species have been studied in connection with the use of rotenone as an insecticide and pesticide.
The genus contains the following species:
- Tephrosia astragaloides
- Tephrosia candida
- Tephrosia cinerea
- Tephrosia coronillaefolia
- Tephrosia densiflora
- Tephrosia frutescens
- Tephrosia macropoda
- Tephrosia nitens
- Tephrosia odorata
- Tephrosia pondoensis
- Tephrosia purpurea
- Tephrosia rosea
- Tephrosia sinapou
- Tephrosia socotrana
- Tephrosia tomentosa
- Tephrosia toxicofera
- Tephrosia virginiana
- Tephrosia vogelii
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Food & Drug Administration (2006-03). Results for search term "tephrosia" (html). FDA Poisonous Plant Database. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
