The genus Tephrosia Pers. (Fabaceae) is collected from Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, India and reported here as a generic record with a species viz. T. purpurea (L.) Pers. for the Angiosperm flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Biosphere reserve, Angiosperm, Herbs, Botanical exploration, Pantropical, Insecticidal
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Manuscript Published on 01 March 2014
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