Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia bracteolata Guill. & Perr.

First published in Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 194 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Verde, Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 1: 201
  • Chev. Bot. 179
  • Cronq. in Fl. Congo Belge 5: 112, t. 8.
  • —F.T.A. 2: 116

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Guillemin, Perrottet & Richard, Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 194 (1832).
  • —Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 201 (1926).
  • —Baker in F.T.A. 2: 116 (1871).
  • —Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér.2, 41: 331 (1968).
  • —Cronquist in F.C.B. 5: 112, t.8 (1954).
  • —Gillett in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 199 (1971).
  • —Hepper in F.W.T.A., ed.2, 1: 529, 530 (1958).
  • —Torre in C.F.A. 3: 158 (1962) excluding Gossweiler 4260.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 331, fig. 6 (1968).
  • Cronquist in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 112, t. 8 (1954).
  • Guill. & Perr., Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 194 (1832).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 530 (1958).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Hooker, J.D. [150] Cabo Verde K001041046 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 JRD ? [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001041047 Yes
Dec 1, 1965 Richards, H.M. [1049] Zambia K000262781 Holotype Yes
Baikie, W.B. [s.n.] Niger K000262586 Type Yes
Jackson, J.K. [3269] Sudan K003847003 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134695 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [7883] Ethiopia K003847013 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134694 Yes
Schimper [174] Ethiopia K003847021 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A3112] Sudan K003847002 Yes
illegible [23] K000262609 Type Yes
Quartin-Dillon; Petit [163] Ethiopia K003847018 Yes
Friis, I.; Crawford, F.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [14293] Ethiopia K003847009 Yes
Schimper [1678] Ethiopia K003847020 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1152] Nigeria K:SPC-15510.000 No
Myers, J.G. [7545] Sudan K003846998 Yes
Jansen, P.C.M. [3792] Ethiopia K003847010 Yes
[Babiker Beshir] [42] Sudan K003846999 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2773] Sudan K003847007 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [25] Cabo Verde K001134696 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5859] Ethiopia K003847017 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Yitbarew, B. [11648] Ethiopia K003847011 Yes
[Babiker Beshir] [122] Sudan K003847004 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [327] Sudan K003847001 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K003847019 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1692] Sudan K003847000 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5859] Ethiopia K003847016 Yes
Baker [147] K000262587 Type Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Yitbarew, B. [11648] Ethiopia K003847012 Yes
Peers, A.W. [5] Sudan K003847005 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [963] Ethiopia K003847015 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2546] Sudan K003847006 Yes
Ash, J. [2242] Ethiopia K003847014 Yes
Lee, J.D. [26] Sudan K003847008 Yes

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