Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia cephalantha Welw. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 119 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to Namibia. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in F.T.A. 2: 119 (1871).
  • —Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 210 (1926)
  • —Baker f., in J. Bot. 66, Polypet. suppl.: 106 (1928).
  • —Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér.2, 41: 383 (1968).
  • —Cronquist in F.C.B. 5: 102 (1954).
  • —Schreiber in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afrika, fam. 60: 117 (1970).
  • —Schreiber in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 16: 298 (1957).
  • —Torre in C.F.A. 3: 164 (1962).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1954). Flore du Congo Belge, Vol 5; Galegeae, Hedysareae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 6, 2006 Angus, A. [3574] Zambia K000511379 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Bingham, M.G. [10528] Zambia K000511385 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Bingham, M.G.; Luwiika, B. [11863] Zambia K000511384 Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [2010] Angola K000262788 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baum, H. [503] Angola K000262791 Unknown Type Material Yes
Menezes, A. [605] Angola K000511404 Yes
Pauwels, L. [2963] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000511496 Yes
Luwiika, B.; Harder, D.K.; Zimba, N.B. [321] Zambia K000511381 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [132] Zambia K000511396 Yes
Luwiika, B.; Harder, D.K.; Zimba, N.B.; Nawa, M.M. [171] Zambia K000511382 Yes
Nawa, M.M.; Harder, D.K.; Luwiika, B.; Zimba, N.B. [117] Zambia K000511383 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [2087] Angola K000262789 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chisumpa, S.M.; Nshingo, C. [17100] Zambia K000511393 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [2089] Angola K000262790 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zimba, N.B.; Harder, D.K.; Bingham, M.; Luwiika, B. [835] Zambia K000511380 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • 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