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Taxon:  Tephrosia noctiflora Bojer ex Baker



Summary
Genus:
Tephrosia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
80163
Place of publication:
D. Oliver, Fl. trop. Afr. 2:112. 1871
Verified:
01/27/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
15 (15  active, 14  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cracca noctiflora (Bojer ex Baker) Kuntze

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Reference(s)
  1. Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
  2. Bosman, M. T. M. & A. J. P. De Haas. 1983. A revision of the genus Tephrosia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 28:458.
  3. Drummond, R. B. 1972. A list of Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 8:227.
  4. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  5. Huang, S. F. & T. C. Huang. Taxonomic treatment of the Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Taiwan. Taiwania 32:11-117. 1987
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  7. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  8. Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
  9. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
  10. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
  11. Verdcourt, B. A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal 
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Transvaal]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalerosion control Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
Environmentalsoil improver Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
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=80163. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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