Tephrosia spinosa

Tephrosia spinosa is a flowering plant species in the genus Tephrosia native from India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Tephrosia spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Genus:
Tephrosia
Species:
T. spinosa
Binomial name
Tephrosia spinosa
(L. f.) Pers. 1807

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
  1. 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
  2. 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

"Tephrosia spinosa" at the Encyclopedia of Life


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