Tephrosia uniflora subsp. uniflora

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Cracca anthylloides
• Cracca richardiana
• Tephrosia uniflora var. parvifolia
• Tephrosia mossambicensis
• Tephrosia cordofana
• Tephrosia transjubensis
• Tephrosia anthylloides
• Tephrosia ilorinensis
• Tephrosia hirsuta

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Fabales, it is classified under the family Fabaceae and the genus Tephrosia. Specifically, it is identified as the subspecies Tephrosia uniflora subsp. uniflora.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution across several distinct regions of the African continent. In Northern Africa, its presence is documented within the countries of Algeria and Egypt. Moving toward the Atlantic, the subspecies can be found in the Macaronesian archipelago of Cape Verde. Its range extends further into West Tropical Africa, specifically within the borders of Burkina. Additionally, the plant is recorded as being native to the coastal and inland regions of Ghana.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Tephrosia uniflora subsp. uniflora has 3 reported plant parts identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, root, stem.

Leaf

1. Acta pharmaceutica (Zagreb, Croatia)
2. Scientific reports
3. Natural product research

Root

1. Acta pharmaceutica (Zagreb, Croatia)

Stem

1. Acta pharmaceutica (Zagreb, Croatia)

Chemicals

Tephrosia uniflora subsp. uniflora has 15 reported phytochemicals identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include (-)-Pseudosemiglabrin, (-)-Semiglabrin, Ash, CALCIUM, Flavonoids.

(-)-Pseudosemiglabrin

1. PloS one

(-)-Semiglabrin

1. Natural product research

Ash

1. Scientific reports

CALCIUM

1. Scientific reports

Flavonoids

1. BMC research notes

Glycosides

1. BMC research notes

MAGNESIUM

1. Scientific reports

Phosphorous

1. Scientific reports

Pseudosemiglabrin

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Saponins

1. BMC research notes

Activities

Tephrosia uniflora subsp. uniflora has 2 reported activities identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antimicrobial, Antiproliferative.

Antimicrobial

1. Scientific reports

Antiproliferative

1. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Preparations