Nomenclature: wfo-0000203860
![Kew Gardens K000262589: Thonning [s.n.] Ghana Kew Gardens K000262589: Thonning [s.n.] Ghana](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d06f0107dae669c5e35a17b1b7650e8d.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000262680: Leach; Brunton [10164] Tanzania Kew Gardens K000262680: Leach; Brunton [10164] Tanzania](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5343d0a544b022e194b50b4270fdb66d.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000262681: Leach; Brunton [10164] Tanzania Kew Gardens K000262681: Leach; Brunton [10164] Tanzania](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a6a2b49718b1c51d1805dd58bd03af20.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000262682: Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Tanzania Kew Gardens K000262682: Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Tanzania](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/db9e228efbf435c04c69f1e1f8b5aa59.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000262800: Schlechter [11521] Mozambique Kew Gardens K000262800: Schlechter [11521] Mozambique](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/0c50e5667d426cd3651cca2dfe06b30d.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000262897: Drege [s.n.] South Africa Kew Gardens K000262897: Drege [s.n.] South Africa](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/3e772d5a325e6571de3ec358a4851084.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000262898: Drege [s.n.] South Africa Kew Gardens K000262898: Drege [s.n.] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ea3a93ebcf5ea69ecda7d20cf9977d51.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000262927: Scott Elliot, G.F. [2297] Madagascar Kew Gardens K000262927: Scott Elliot, G.F. [2297] Madagascar](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/45e6482b428864461e46bcb8f6ba6c9f.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000502616: McFadyen [s.n.] Jamaica Kew Gardens K000502616: McFadyen [s.n.] Jamaica](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6126467a2eb55b2ff0007664d9c8c2ef.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848875: Wight [5639] Kew Gardens K000848875: Wight [5639]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6059c9272d01da3222ecd9680ebfccc9.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848876: Heyne [5639] Kew Gardens K000848876: Heyne [5639]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ca8bc028788e87abdffbc63d375ec0b3.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848877: Wight [
5639] Kew Gardens K000848877: Wight [
5639]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/66495f26367474c4d3d79188ef55aa22.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848878: s.coll. [s.n.] Kew Gardens K000848878: s.coll. [s.n.]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a07623948aa6cb8501cddda0d860a7be.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848882: Wight [897] India Kew Gardens K000848882: Wight [897] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/75cce92b04cffaaee916fbe6f3868d7f.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848883: Wight [898] India Kew Gardens K000848883: Wight [898] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/cb853d27298416eac0cf0197a1d4438e.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848884: s.coll. [5162] Bangladesh Kew Gardens K000848884: s.coll. [5162] Bangladesh](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/7bc70e56371c3f4af915b88fd7fa15b4.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848912: Put, N. [4176] Thailand Kew Gardens K000848912: Put, N. [4176] Thailand](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/f376fc7a9b8333ff01acb2ed707325f6.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848913: Kerr, A.F.G. [10979] Thailand Kew Gardens K000848913: Kerr, A.F.G. [10979] Thailand](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/0c89b8ccbff890a9bf86f2a7e700953b.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848914: Kerr, A.F.G. [4611] Thailand Kew Gardens K000848914: Kerr, A.F.G. [4611] Thailand](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/bd58f77283e29296ce4d135e251aadf8.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000848915: Kerr, A.F.Gg. [11022] Thailand Kew Gardens K000848915: Kerr, A.F.Gg. [11022] Thailand](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/e3e4d6ba7b43d54d0c9f0bca08b8c890.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001121534: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638] Kew Gardens K001121534: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a3ea9c2cec53714911d0cc5dfab65f5a.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001121535: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638] Kew Gardens K001121535: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6539e436849d2fbdb978b7ae3d209ae1.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001121536: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638] Kew Gardens K001121536: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/0b3d96062054cb7ee74e83333c3cfd14.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001121537: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638] Kew Gardens K001121537: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6d467c949c2895b993cdfb3c8ffb3f22.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001121538: Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 5638] Mauritius Kew Gardens K001121538: Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 5638] Mauritius](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/3ace147f6d9820e2a15a4a8a9ff4b283.jpg)


Tephrosia purpurea Syn. Pl. 2: 329 (1807)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(2): 329. 1807 [Sep 1807] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000262589: Thonning [s.n.] Ghana Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000262680: Leach; Brunton [10164] Tanzania Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000262681: Leach; Brunton [10164] Tanzania Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000262682: Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Tanzania Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000262800: Schlechter [11521] Mozambique Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000262897: Drege [s.n.] South Africa Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000262898: Drege [s.n.] South Africa Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000262927: Scott Elliot, G.F. [2297] Madagascar Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000502616: McFadyen [s.n.] Jamaica Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848875: Wight [5639] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848876: Heyne [5639] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848877: Wight [ 5639] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848878: s.coll. [s.n.] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848882: Wight [897] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848883: Wight [898] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848884: s.coll. [5162] Bangladesh Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848912: Put, N. [4176] Thailand Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848913: Kerr, A.F.G. [10979] Thailand Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848914: Kerr, A.F.G. [4611] Thailand Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848915: Kerr, A.F.Gg. [11022] Thailand Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001121534: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001121535: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001121536: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001121537: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5638] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001121538: Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 5638] Mauritius Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- person : Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761-1836) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Pers.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 520851-1
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: ild-5018
- database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: ild-5018
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2024-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Papilionoideae > Tephrosia > Tephrosia purpurea
Subtaxa
- Tephrosia purpurea subsp. altissima
- Tephrosia purpurea subsp. apollinea
- Tephrosia purpurea subsp. barbigera
- Tephrosia purpurea subsp. canescens
- Tephrosia purpurea var. delagoensis
- Tephrosia purpurea subsp. dunensis
- Tephrosia purpurea var. glabra
- Tephrosia purpurea subsp. leptostachya
- Tephrosia purpurea subsp. purpurea
- Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea
- Tephrosia purpurea var. yunnanensis
Synonyms
- Cracca purpurea
- Tephrosia purpurea var. genuina
- Tephrosia purpurea var. diffusa
- Galega lanceaefolia
- Galega purpurea
- Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea
Taxonomic References
- database : Legume Data Portal record: 2444999 Placement taken from Fabaceae Checklist 2024 v.5
Treatment References
- database : Legume Data Portal record: 2444999 Placement taken from Fabaceae Checklist 2024 v.5