Uraria picta (Jacq.)DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Uraria Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [210][2825][2860]

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Other names:

• Doodia picta Roxb. [Synonym] [2860]
  
• Hedysarum pictum Jacq. [Synonym] [2825]
  
• Uraria aphrodisiaca Welw. [Synonym] [8]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [2828] [236]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [210]
  • Benin [212]
  • Burkina [8]
  • Cameroon [212]
  • Chad [64]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Gabon [16]
  • Gambia The [212]
  • Ghana [210]
  • Guinea Bissau [212]
  • Ivory Coast [212]
  • Liberia [212]
  • Malawi [210]
  • Mali [212]
  • Mozambique [210]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [217]
  • Senegal [212]
  • Sierra Leone [212]
  • Sudan [210]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Togo [212]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [236]

• Asia [261] [1914] [1929] [1937] [1947] [2825] [2827]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Cambodia [1937]
  • China [1914]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [261]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Malaysia-ISO [261]
  • Nepal [1914]
  • Philippines [1914]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Taiwan [1929] [2827]
  • Thailand [1937]
  • Vietnam [1937]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Queensland
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Indian Ocean [3052]
  • Mauritius [3052]

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Notes:

• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:48