Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia lurida Sond.

First published in Linnaea 23: 30 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Eswatini. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Kenya, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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:

  • 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 of Tropical East Africa

  • Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 319 (1968).
  • H. M. Forbes in Bothalia 4: 980 (1948).
  • Harv. in Fl. Cap. 2: 208 (1862).
  • Sond. in Linnaea 23: 30 (1850).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Forbes, H. M. L. (1948). Bothalia 4:953-1006. ... the South African spp. of Tephrosia
  • 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?
Rogers, F.A. [24963] South Africa K001790681 No
Burke, J. [s.n.] South Africa K003224781 No
Burke, J. [s.n.] South Africa K001790679 No
Moss, C.E.; Rogers, F.A. [1923] South Africa K003224773 No
Moss, C.E. [s.n.] South Africa K003224774 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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