Sophora tetraptera J. F. Mill. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Sophora tetraptera J. F. Mill.

Summary

Genus:

Sophora

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Sophoreae

Nomen number:

34968

Place of publication:

Icones animalium et plantarum t. 1. 1776 (sin desc.?); Cimelia phys. t. 1. 1796

Verified:

12/31/1987 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)

Edwardsia tetraptera (J. F. Mill.) W. R. B. Oliv.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Edwardsia grandiflora Salisb.

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Reference(s)

Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
Anderson, R. The trees of New South Wales. 1968
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):44.
Jarvis, B. D. W. et al. 1982. Rhizobium loti, a new species of legume root nodule bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 32(3):378-380.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Tsoong, P.-C. & C.-Y. Ma. 1981. A study of the genus Sophora Linn. (Cont.). Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19:151.

Common names

New Zealand (Maori)
kowhai –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand	North Island
2	Cultivated

Native
Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand [North Island]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=34968. Accessed 1 June 2026.