Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.

PLANTS of CEYLON
Batticaloa District
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers«
Locality Sandiveli, 1 mile N of Sittandikudi,
about 14 mi. n.w. of Batticaloa, near sea-
coast.	%
Occurrence Occasional on white quartz sand flat
with scattered coconut trees, partly bare*
ground vegetation open to sparse.
Date	December 2, 1977	Alt	m
Coll.	F. R. Fosberg &	No. 57162
P. Jayasinghe
Remarks	m	tall,	flowers	purplish red.
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