Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia polystachya E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 109 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a perennial, subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Comment. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 109 (1836).
  • —Eyles in Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Africa 5: 375 (1916) for name only, excluding specimen.
  • —Forbes in Bothalia 4: 963 (1948).
  • —Harvey in F.C. 2: 206 (1862).
  • —Mogg in Macnae & Kalk, Nat. Hist. Inhaca Is., ed.2: 146 (1969) as “polystrachys”.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1966 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000262974 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1966 Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000262975 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1966 Sutherland [s.n.] South Africa K000262976 Type Yes
Teague, A.J. [436] K000262706 Type Yes
Schrire, B.D. [2223] South Africa K:SPC-60681.000 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [16853] South Africa K000262970 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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