tephrosia candida

Tephrosia candida, the white hoarypea, is a perennial shrub, native to India, in the legume family. It has been introduced to Malesia, South America, Africa, South East Asia and Australia.

The genus name, Tephrosia, derives from the Greek tephros (ash-coloured) and refers to the fact that most of the species are covered with grey hairs.. The species epithet, candida, derives from the Latin adjective, candidus,-a,-um, meaning pure white.

In Zimbabwe, the use of different taxa of the genus Tephrosia ...