White Tephrosia

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, Java

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Insecticide, Piscicide

Science studied: CANDIDIN, CANDIDONE, DEHYDROROTENONE, 6-HYDROXYKAEMPFEROL-4'-METHYLETHER

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Tephrosia candida

Common names: White Tephrosia, Indigo blanc, White Hoarypea, White tephrosia, indigo sauvage, tefrózia belostná, white hoary-pea, white hoarypea, white tephrosia, キダチナンバンクサフジ, 白灰毛豆, 白花鐵富豆

POWO: 520444-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India, Elsewhere, Java.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Insecticide
• Piscicide

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India
• Elsewhere
• Java

Documented cultural uses

• Insecticide
• Piscicide

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Insecticide · India · "
• Piscicide · India · "
• Piscicide · Elsewhere · "
• Piscicide · Java · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• An organic bait based on Palicourea marcgravii (Rubiaceae) and Tephrosia candida (Fabaceae) does not control nests of Atta laevigata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in eucalyptus plantations · 2021 source ↗
• Impact of fishing with Tephrosia candida (Fabaceae) on diversity and abundance of fish in the streams at the boundary of Sinharaja Man and Biosphere Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka. · 2016 source ↗
• Estrogenic activity of chemical constituents from Tephrosia candida. · 2011 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CANDIDIN
• CANDIDONE
• DEHYDROROTENONE
• 6-HYDROXYKAEMPFEROL-4'-METHYLETHER
• K2O
• MANGANESE
• MOLYBDENUM
• NITROGEN
• P2O5
• ROTENONE
• ROTENOIDS
• ZINC
• IRON
• BORON
• MGO
• OVALICHALCONE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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