Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia mossiensis A.Chev.

First published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 159 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Central African Republic. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 1: 193.
  • Chev. Bot. 180
  • in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 57, Mém. 8: 159 (1912)

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2000 Ern, H.; Leuenberger, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [1736] Togo K000239611 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Oldeman, R.A.A. [932] Cote d'Ivoire K000239605 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Jaeger, P. [s.n.] Mali K000239608 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Jaeger, P. [s.n.] Mali K000239609 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [35919] Nigeria K000239616 Yes
Chevalier, A. [24, 646] Cote d'Ivoire K000262588 Isotype Yes
Hall, J.B. [848] Ghana K000239607 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [477] Nigeria K000239614 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [477] Nigeria K000239617 Yes
Waterlot, E.G. [1315] Mali K000239610 Yes
Sharland, R.E. [910] Nigeria K000239618 Yes
Batten-Poole, W.H. [115] Nigeria K000239613 Yes
Lely, H.V. [503] Nigeria K000239615 Yes
Porembski, S. [690] Cote d'Ivoire K000239606 Yes

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

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

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    • 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