Summary
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. 2(2):329. 1807
Verified:
01/27/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
purple tephrosia – wild indigo – Portuguese (Brazil)
tefrósia –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Djibouti | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Yemen | Socotra | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Benin | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Côte D'Ivoire | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Gambia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Guinea-Bissau | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mauritania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Togo | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Burundi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Central African Republic | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Mauritius | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Seychelles | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Oman | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Fujian | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangdong | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangxi | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Yunnan | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bhutan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Yemen [Socotra]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
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CHINA:
China [Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guangxi]
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EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
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WESTERN ASIA:
Egypt [Sinai], Iran
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
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MALESIA:
Indonesia
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia]
Cultivated
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Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | erosion control | | Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1998. pers. comm. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986- |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=80167.
Accessed 16 September 2024.