Fabaceae
Tephrosia

Tephrosia polyphylla (Chiov.) J.B.Gillett

First published in Kew Bull. 13: 123 (1958)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin 13: 123 (1958).

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?
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M.G. [364] Ethiopia K003846977 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [416] Ethiopia K003846978 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [1502] Somalia K003846972 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24691] Somalia K003846969 Yes
Eagleton, G. [66] Somalia K003846971 Yes
Corradi, R. [3980] Ethiopia K003846975 No
Peck, E.F. [63] Ethiopia K003846979 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1545] Ethiopia K003846976 Yes
Friis, I.; Mesfin Tadese; K. Vollesen [2922] Ethiopia K003846973 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [8686] Ethiopia K003846974 Yes
Moggi, G.; Bavazzano, R. [1302] Somalia K003846970 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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