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Taxon:  Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt var. delagoensis (H. M. L. Forbes) Brummitt



Summary
Genus:
Tephrosia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
443776
Place of publication:
Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 41:?. 1968
Verified:
03/05/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. (24 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. altissima Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. canescens (E. Mey.) Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. dunensis Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt (3 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt var. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt var. pubescens Baker (2 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. purpurea (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. purpurea var. maritima Haines (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. var. sericea Benth. (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Tephrosia delagoensis H. M. L. Forbes

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Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
  2. Corby, H. D. L. 1974. Systematic implications of nodulation among Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 9(2):301-329.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=443776. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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