Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia longipes Meisn.

First published in London J. Bot. 2: 87 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. 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:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Hooker, London J. Bot. 2: 87 (1843).
  • —Baker in F.T.A. 2: 120 (1871) for name only.
  • —Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér.2, 41: 308 (1968).
  • —Forbes in Bothalia 4: 980 (1948).
  • —Gillett in Kew Bull. 13: 125 (1958) in part.
  • —Harvey in F.C. 2: 208 (1862).
  • —Young in Ann. Transvaal Mus. 14: 398 (1932).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1965 Walters [2207] Zimbabwe K000262785 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Forbes [s.n.] South Africa K000262987 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Krauss [20] South Africa K000262985 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Krauss [20] South Africa K000262988 Type Yes
May 23, 1957 Dowson, W.J. [519] Kenya K000262676 Type Yes
Zeyher [456] South Africa K000262960 Type Yes
Zeyher [456] South Africa K000262959 Type Yes
Schlieben, H.J.S. [7339] South Africa K000262963 Type Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000262961 Syntype Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1379] South Africa K000262962 Unknown Type Material Yes
Monteiro [s.n.] South Africa K000262986 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zehyer [455] South Africa K000262958 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

  • Seed Information Database

    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
    • 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