Tephrosia purpurea (L.)Pers.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Tephrosia Pers.
Tribe: Millettieae
References: [210][1056][1915]

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Other names:

• Cracca purpurea L. [Synonym] [1056][1179][1414]
  
• Glycyrrhiza mairei A.Leveille [Synonym] [1179]
  
• Tephrosia ionophlebia Hayata [Synonym] [1179]
  
• Tephrosia lanceifolia Link [Synonym] [1915]
  
• Tephrosia piscatoria (Aiton)Pers. [Synonym] 
  

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Common Names:

• Brusca Cimarrona [2157]
  
• Faux Indigo [3056]
  
• Hora [2968]
  
• Indigo [2157]
  
• Tuvakei [2264]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [3056] [121]
  
• Toxins [2264] [2968] [121]
  
• Weed [3060]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [441]
  • Angola-ISO [210]
  • Benin [212]
  • Botswana [210]
  • Burundi [8] [210]
  • Cameroon [212]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Djibouti [8]
  • Ethiopia [210]
  • Gambia The [212]
  • Ghana [212]
  • Guinea Bissau [224]
  • Ivory Coast [210]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Malawi [210]
  • Mali [210]
  • Mauritania [8]
  • Mozambique [210]
  • Namibia-ISO [210]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [210]
  • Senegal [210]
  • Socotra [90]
  • Somalia [210]
  • South Africa [210]
  • Sudan [210]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [210]
  • Zimbabwe [210]

• Asia [1914]
  • Bhutan [1914]
  • India-ISO [210]
  • Indonesia-ISO [210]
  • Malaysia-ISO [210]
  • Myanmar [210]
  • Nepal [1914]
  • Pakistan [210]
  • Sri Lanka [210]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]

• Caribbean [1056] [2157]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Jamaica [1056]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [3054] [3082]
  • Aldabra [3082]
  • Comoro Is [441] [3054]
  • Madagascar [210]
  • Mauritius [210] [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]
  • Seychelles [210]

• North America
  • United States [1271] [1431]

• Pacific Ocean [1431] [1643] [2264] [2968]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Hawaii [1431] [1643]
  • Society Is [2968]

• South America [2285]
  • Brazil [1414]
  • Surinam [2285]

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Notes:

• 5 subspp.;p.;leptostachya;altissima; dunensis; canescens (Brummitt 1968,r.441)
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:06:50