Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia paniculata Welw. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 122 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in F.T.A. 2: 122 (1871).
  • —Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 207 (1926).
  • —Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér.2, 41: 272 (1968).
  • —Cronquist in F.C.B. 5: 95 (1954).
  • —De Wildeman in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 57: 124 (1925).
  • —Gillett in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 176 (1971).
  • —Torre in C.F.A. 3: 160 (1962).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 122 (1871).
  • Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 272 (1968).
  • Cronquist in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 95 (1954).
  • E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda p. 79 (1962).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 160 (1962).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9452] Cameroon K000107526 Yes
Apr 1, 1997 Cheek, M. [8589] Cameroon K000338601 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Buchanan, J. [494] Malawi K000262719 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Buchanan, J. [494] Zambia K000262770 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Migeod, F. [131] Cameroon K000087195 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10828] Cameroon K000087198 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Speke; Grant [414] K000262686 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Maitland, T.D. [304] Cameroon K000087196 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Preuss, P.R. [629] Cameroon K000093761 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Welwitsch [2073] Zambia K000262718 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Lehmbach, H. [63] Cameroon K000087197 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Welw. [2075] Zambia K000262717 Type Yes
Dunlap [193] Cameroon K000087194 Yes
Satabie, B. [94] Cameroon K000087193 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8303] Zambia K001589610 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5363] Tanzania K000190593 No
Lely, H.V. [572] Nigeria Tephrosia preussii K000262595 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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