Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt
var. delagoensis (H.M.L. Forbes) Brummitt

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Synonyms: Tephrosia delagoensis H.M.L. Forbes
Tephrosia indigofera Bertol.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
This variety is distinguished by its more robust and stiffly erect habit, upto 1 m high and the indumentum on the stems of spreading to appressed-pubescent hairs.
See subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt for general details and combined data.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: purpurea: purple
delagoensis: of Delagoa Bay in southern Mozambique.
Habitat: Grassy places and river banks.
Altitude range: Up to 600 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Malawi distribution: S
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 92. (Includes a picture).

Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 143 - 146.

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 228.

Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 275. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 52.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 73.

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Flora of Botswana: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. leptostachya var. delagoensis
Flora of Mozambique: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. leptostachya var. delagoensis
Flora of Zambia: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. leptostachya var. delagoensis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. leptostachya var. delagoensis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tephrosia purpurea
African Plant Database: Tephrosia purpurea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tephrosia purpurea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tephrosia purpurea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tephrosia purpurea
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iNaturalist: Tephrosia purpurea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tephrosia purpurea
JSTOR Plant Science: Tephrosia purpurea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tephrosia purpurea
Plants of the World Online: Tephrosia purpurea
Tropicos: Tephrosia purpurea
Wikipedia: Tephrosia purpurea


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. leptostachya var. delagoensis.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=129920, retrieved 28 March 2024

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