Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia adunca Benth.

First published in Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 432 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico, S. Tropical America. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Guyana, Mexico Southeast, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2012 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6200] Brazil K000921483 Yes
Jul 7, 2011 Riedel [1565] Brazil K000921458 Yes
Jul 5, 2011 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4041] Brazil K000921456 Yes
Jul 5, 2011 Anderson, W.R.; Fryxell, P.A.; Hill, S.R.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [9110] Brazil K000921477 Yes
Jul 4, 2011 Riedel [782] Brazil K000921457 Yes
Jul 4, 2011 Hatschbach, G.G. [45906] Brazil K000921480 Yes
Jul 4, 2011 Hatschbach, G.G. [23191] Brazil K000921479 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Silva, M.A.; Lima, M.P.M.; Oliveira, F.C.A. [2555] Brazil K000921484 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Burchell [5939-2] Brazil K000921460 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Burchell [8420-3] Brazil K000921462 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5795] Brazil K000921472 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Irwin, H.S.; Onishi, E.; Fonseca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [25254] Brazil K000921482 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Philcox, D.; Freeman, B. [4715] Brazil K000921473 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Flores, A. [42] Brazil K000921478 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schomburgk [155] Guyana K000502604 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hassler, E. [4643] Paraguay K000502603 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schomburgk [276/521B] Guyana K000502606 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Rusby; White [1312] Bolivia K000502592 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1995 Hatschbach, G.G.; Pott, V.; Silva, J.M. [60677] Brazil K000921481 Yes
Oct 21, 1990 Hatschbach, G.G.; Smith, L.B.; Klein, R.M. [28282] Brazil K000921485 Yes
Oct 21, 1990 Hatschbach, G.G. [25141] Brazil K000921486 Yes
Aug 13, 1986 Carvalho, A.M.; Lewis, G.P. [2205] Brazil K000921487 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F. [24537] Brazil K000921464 Yes
Jan 1, 1894 Glaziou, A. [20266] Brazil K000921476 Yes
Isabelle [s.n.] Brazil K000921470 Yes
Ule, E. [8165] Brazil K000921463 Yes
Gardner, G. [2024] Brazil K000188128 Yes
Burchell [8088] Brazil K000921474 Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil K000921459 Yes
Burchell [8365] Brazil K000921465 Yes
Pohl [s.n.] Brazil K000502599 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [3099] Brazil K000921467 Yes
s.coll. [53] Brazil K000502600 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [3659] Brazil K000921461 Yes
Harman, F.E. [s.n.] Argentina K000921471 Yes
s.coll. [171] Brazil K000502601 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [4980] Brazil K000921468 Yes
Isabelle [s.n.] Brazil K000921469 Yes
Burchell [8776] Brazil K000921466 Yes
Sellow [999] Brazil K000921475 Yes
Claussen, P.; Delessert, B. [4] Brazil K000502602 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [678] Guyana K000502605 Type Yes
Jul 4, 2011 Regnell, A.F. [78] Brazil Tephrosia rufescens K000858670 Type Yes
Fiebrig, K. [903] Paraguay Tephrosia rufescens K000502609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Claussen, P.; Delessert, B. [4] Brazil Tephrosia rufescens K000502607 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Regnell, A.F.] [78] Brazil Tephrosia rufescens K000502608 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0