Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers.

First published in Syn. Pl. 2: 330 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Angola, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balslev, H. & Chantaranothai, P. (2020). Flora of Thailand 4(3.2): 373-487. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. 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.
  • 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.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Balslev, H. & Chantaranothai, P. (2020). Flora of Thailand 4(3.2): 373-487. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • 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.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Bosman, M. T. M. & de Haas, A. J. P. (1983). Blumea 28(2) : 421-487. A revision of the genus Tephrosia
  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Robertson, S. A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles. Kew
  • Willis, J. C. & Gardiner, J. S. (1901). Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 1:45-164 Botany of Maldive Is.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Barthelat, F. [1536] Mayotte K000635333 Yes
Jul 1, 1982 s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000848905 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1966 Baker (?) [s.n.] Madagascar K000262930 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1966 Wallich [5642] India K000848870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1966 Thomson, T. [288] India K000848869 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [2079] Angola K001307082 Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Gossweileri, J. [s.n.] Angola K001307071 Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [4132] Angola K001307079 Yes
Tweedie [1553] Kenya K003971201 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2704] Botswana K001600954 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13664] Kenya K003971187 Yes
Conrads (Father) [5795] Tanzania K003971220 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M. [954] Kenya K003971191 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1232] Kenya K003971195 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3093] Kenya K003971196 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2689] Botswana K001600953 Yes
Tweedie [1030] Kenya K003971206 Yes
Davis, R.L. [29/a] Tanzania K003971224 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [3408] Kenya K003971217 Yes
Bax, R. [160] Tanzania K003971226 Yes
Gonget, H. [137] Kenya K003971214 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [543] Kenya K003971210 No
Linder, D.H. [2625] Kenya K003971207 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [181] Kenya K003971209 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [224] Kenya K003971213 No
Gillett, J.B. [13123] Kenya K003971186 Yes
Verdcourt [5225] Kenya K003971189 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K001790690 No
Bogdan, A. [AB5197] Kenya K003971184 Yes
Balslev, H. [9586] Thailand K001572624 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1080] Kenya K003971216 No
Rounce, N.V. [18] Tanzania K003971223 No
Napier, E.R. [5306] Kenya K003971198 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67482] Kenya K003971192 Yes
Box, R. [160] Tanzania K003971227 Yes
Chuwa, S. [3100] Tanzania K003971230 Yes
Williams, G.R.; Sangai [826] Kenya K003971215 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [454] Kenya K003971200 Yes
Welch, J.R. [165] Tanzania K003971221 No
Polhill, E. [459] Kenya K003971212 Yes
Davis, R.L. [29] Tanzania K003971222 Yes
Gonget, H. [131] Kenya K003971202 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1054] Kenya K003971197 Yes
Steiner, M.; Manktelow, S. [56] Tanzania K003971229 Yes
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [427] Kenya K003971188 Yes
van Someren [6030] Kenya K003971208 Yes
Leippert, H. [5044] Kenya K003971185 Yes
s.coll. [L5] Kenya K003971204 Yes
Davis, R.L. [10/a] Tanzania K003971225 Yes
Ferguson, I.K. [4014] Kenya K003971218 Yes
Conrads (Father) [EAH10386] Tanzania K003971219 No
Polhill, E. [459] Kenya K003971211 No
Ndegwa, J. [102] Kenya K003971194 Yes
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S.; Mwaikweki, C.; Mturi, J.; Abio, L.G. [TPR308] Kenya K003971203 Yes
Napier, E.R. [3433] Kenya K003971199 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2349] Tanzania K003971228 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [18591] Kenya K003971193 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [51] Kenya K003971205 Yes
s.coll. [288] India Tephrosia pumila var. ciliata K003975298 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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/

  • 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