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Millettia extensa

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Millettia extensa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Millettia
Species:
M. extensa
Binomial name
Millettia extensa
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Amerimnon pallidum Buch.-Ham. ex Baker
    • Millettia auriculata Baker
    • Millettia macrophylla (Benth.) Kurz
    • Otosema extensa Benth.
    • Otosema macrophylla Benth.
    • Phaseoloides extensum (Benth.) Kuntze
    • Pongamia macrophylla (Wall.) Ralph
    • Robinia macrophylla Roxb.
    • Tephrosia macrophylla Wall.

Millettia extensa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.[1] A woody climber, local peoples use it as a supplemental forage and for various veterinary treatments for their livestock.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Millettia extensa (Benth.) Benth. ex Baker". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Saini, Jaswant Singh; Sood, S.K. (August 2018). "Ethnobotanical enumeration of forage plant species in and around Colonel Sher Jung National Park, Simbalbara (CSJNPS), Sirmour (H.P.), India" (PDF). International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research and Management. 3 (8): 133–140. Retrieved 25 June 2021.