Sophora violacea Thwaites GRIN-Global

Taxon: Sophora violacea Thwaites

Summary

Genus:

Sophora

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Sophoreae

Nomen number:

34972

Place of publication:

G. H. K. Thwaites & J. D. Hooker, Enum. pl. zeyl. 94. 1859

Comment:

S. violacea Zipp. ex Spanoghe, Linnaea 15:192. 1841, pro syn.

Verified:

04/04/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Sophora rubriflora P. C. Tsoong

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Reference(s)

Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):47.
Tsoong, P.-C. & C.-Y. Ma. 1981. A study of the genus Sophora Linn. (Cont.). Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19:159.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka

Native
Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=34972. Accessed 16 December 2025.