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Tephrosia maxima

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID643fdcf315993280561704
Scientific name Tephrosia maxima
Authority (L.) Pers.
First published in Syn. Pl.2: 329 (1807)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Green-manure/cover-crop biomass (cut-and-carry mulch and incorporated green manure); soil-ameliorant via symbiotic nitrogen fixation.

Industrial and craft applications:
None documented specifically for Tephrosia maxima.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
None documented specifically for Tephrosia maxima.

Colorants and tanning:
None documented specifically for Tephrosia maxima.

Wood and fiber:
None documented specifically for Tephrosia maxima.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
None documented specifically for Tephrosia maxima.

Properties relevant to use:
Nodulation with rhizobia and biological nitrogen fixation underpin the crop–soil benefits; fast vegetative growth and relatively high fresh biomass yield under tropical conditions favor use as green manure. No toxicological or food-use data are established for this taxon.

Standards and regulation:
No species-specific standards have been identified.

Sustainability and sourcing:
The species occurs in tropical Africa and Madagascar; no specific sustainability frameworks or source certifications are documented. Genetic resources are primarily conserved in germplasm collections associated with food and forage legume programs.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Galega maxima L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1172 (1759)
Tephrosia purpurea var. maxima (L.) Baker J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India2: 113 (1876)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000203220
Tropicos 13033496
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:520726-1
The Plant List ild-4954
Open Tree Of Life 3920045
NCBI Taxonomy 2785040
IPNI 520726-1
GBIF 5341998
EOL 688143
USDA GRIN 80160

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Flavonoids from the Roots of Tephrosia elata W. Lwande, C. S. Greene, M. D. Bentley American Chemical Society (ACS) 17-Mar-2005
doi:10.1021/NP50042A032
Maxima Isoflavone J: a New O-Prenylated Isoflavone from Tephrosia maxima M. Sree Rama Murthy, E. Venkata Rao American Chemical Society (ACS) 17-Mar-2005
doi:10.1021/NP50042A015
Further studies on the isoflavones of Tephrosia maxima E. Venkata Rao, M. Sree Rama Murthy Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84918-3
Nine isoflavones from Tephrosia maxima E.Venkata Rao, M.Sree Rama Murthy, Robert S. Ward Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
A prenylated flavanone from Tephrosia maxima E. Venkata Rao, Y. Rajendra Prasad, M. Sree Rama Murthy Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(94)85007-0

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / 6-prenylated flavans / 6-prenylated flavanones
(2S)-8,8-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydropyrano[2,3-h]chromen-4-one 101673958 Click to see 374.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85007-0
Maximaflavanone A 11100822 Click to see 374.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85007-0
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Furanoisoflavonoids / Pterocarpans
3-Methoxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarpan 454895 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3C(CO2)C4=CC5=C(C=C4O3)OCO5 298.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85007-0
Pterocarpin 1715306 Click to see 298.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85007-0
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
Fujikinetin 9883229 Click to see 312.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
Maxima isoflavone A 343079 Click to see C1OC2=C(O1)C=C(C=C2)C3=COC4=C(C3=O)C=CC5=C4OCO5 310.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85007-0
Maxima isoflavone C 343080 Click to see 380.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85007-0
Maxima isoflavone G 5385091 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1C3=COC4=C(C3=O)C=CC(=C4)O)OCO2 312.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
Maximaisoflavone B 44257236 Click to see 350.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84918-3
Maximaisoflavone E 14018711 Click to see 312.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
Maximaisoflavone F 21676205 Click to see 342.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylisoflavones
Formononetin 5280378 Click to see 268.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50042A015
Maxima isoflavone D 343081 Click to see 326.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
Maximaisoflavone H 13873188 Click to see 296.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84918-3
Maximaisoflavone J 177731 Click to see 336.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50042A015
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50042A032
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85007-0
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 7-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 7-O-methylisoflavones
7,8,2'-Trimethoxy-4',5'-methylenedioxyisoflavone 21676207 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1)C(=O)C(=CO2)C3=CC4=C(C=C3OC)OCO4)OC 356.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8
Cuneatin methyl ether 343083 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=O)C(=CO2)C3=CC4=C(C=C3OC)OCO4 326.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80493-8

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