Tephrosia purpurea (L.)Pers. Subsp. leptostachya (DC.)Brummitt

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Tephrosia Pers.
Tribe: Millettieae
Rank: Subsp.
Subspecies: leptostachya
Subspecies authority: (DC.)Brummitt
References: [441]

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Other names:

• Tephrosia delagoensis H.M.Forbes [Synonym] [441]
  
• Tephrosia leptostachya DC. [Synonym] [441][1414]
  
• Tephrosia transvaalensis Hutch. & Burtt Davy [Synonym] [441]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [441]
  • Angola-ISO [441]
  • Benin [212]
  • Botswana [441]
  • Burundi [8] [441]
  • Cameroon [212]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Chad [8]
  • Djibouti [8]
  • Ethiopia [441]
  • Gambia The [212]
  • Ghana [212]
  • Kenya [441]
  • Malawi [441]
  • Mali [212] [441]
  • Mauritania [8]
  • Mozambique [441]
  • Namibia-ISO [441]
  • Niger [8]
  • Nigeria [212] [441]
  • Senegal [441]
  • Somalia [441]
  • South Africa [441]
  • Sudan [441]
  • Tanzania [441]
  • Uganda [441]
  • Zaire [441]
  • Zimbabwe [441]

• Indian Ocean [1982]
  • Comoro Is [441]
  • Madagascar [1982]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Saudi Arabia [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

• South America [1414]
  • Brazil [1414]
    • Bahia [1414]

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Notes:

• 3 varieties recognized by Brummitt 1968, ref.441.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:06:51