''Tephrosia spinosa'' is a flowering plant

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Tephrosia ''Tephrosia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is widespread in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere, where it is found in tropical and warm-temperate regions. The generic name is derived from the Greek word τεφ ...

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. Eupalitin 3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside, a glycoside of the flavonol eupalitin, can be isolated from ''T. spinosa''. Tephrospinosin ( 3′,5′-diisopentenyl-2′,4′-dihydroxychalcone), a prenylated chalcone, can be isolated from the root.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,

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