Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
subsp. altissima Brummitt

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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: purpurea: purple
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Zimbabwe distribution: E
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Literature:

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.

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 54.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35.

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

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.


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Flora of Malawi: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. altissima
Flora of Mozambique: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. altissima

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tephrosia purpurea
African Plant Database: Tephrosia purpurea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tephrosia purpurea
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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, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. altissima.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=129900, retrieved 29 March 2024

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