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Tephrosia purpurea

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.

Persoon, C.H. (1806), Synopsis Plantarum 2(1): 329
Nomenclatural Synonyms:

Cracca purpurea L. ;  Linnaeus, C. von (1753), Species Plantarum Edn. 1, 1: 752
Taxonomic Synonyms:

Galega purpurea L. ;  Persoon, C.H. (1806), Synopsis Plantarum 2(1)

Hooker, J.D. (1855), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror . III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(1): xliii

Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 209

Tate, R. (1880) Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 3: 90

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881) Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 4: 87

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1883), Plants indigenous around Sharks Bay and its vicinity, chiefly from collections of the Hon. John Forrest.: 12

Bosman, M.T.M. & Haas, A.J.P. de (1983) A Revision of the genus Tephrosia in Malesia. Blumea 28(2): 464-469

Tephrosia purpurea var. axillaris

Tephrosia purpurea var. axillaris Baker f.

Baker, E.G. (1926) Capt. G.H. Wilkins's Groote Eylandt Plants. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 64: 91
TYPE:   "Carpentaria Is., Groote Eylandt, R. Brown (Dist. No. 4115), Jan. 1803; Wilkins, 99."

Pedley, L. (1977) Notes on Leguminosae. I. Austrobaileya 1(1): 25-42 (38)
UNDER:   Tephrosia spechtii Pedley

Tephrosia purpurea var. brevidens

Tephrosia purpurea var. brevidens Benth.

Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 210
TYPE:   "Various points of the N. and E. coasts; islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown; Endeavour river, Banks and Solander; Port Essington, Armstrong; Cape Upstart, McGillivray; Wide Bay, Bidwill; Percy Island, A. Cunningham; Macquarrie river, Bowman; the latter specimen imperfect."

Tephrosia purpurea var. laxa

Tephrosia purpurea var. laxa Benth.

Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 210
TYPE:   "Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown, Henne."

Tephrosia purpurea var. longifolia

Tephrosia purpurea var. longifolia Benth.

Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 210
TYPE:   "Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown, Landsborough; Depôt Creek, F. Mueller; Albert river, Henne."
COMMENT:   Base name for Cracca purpurea var. longifolia (Benth.) Britten; Tephrosia brachyodon var. longifolia (Benth.) Domin.

Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. var. purpurea

Bosman, M.T.M. & Haas, A.J.P. de (1983) A Revision of the genus Tephrosia in Malesia. Blumea 28(2): 466-467, Figs 1a, 3j
TYPE:   "Cuming 601, s.d. (MEL), Philippinas."

Tephrosia purpurea var. queenslandica

Tephrosia purpurea var. queenslandica Domin

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens 22(89): 754
TYPE:   "Queensland: A. DIETRICH s.n."

Tephrosia purpurea var. rufescens

Tephrosia purpurea var. rufescens Benth.

Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 210
TYPE:   "Rocky hills, Gorman Creek, Moreton Bay, C. Stuart; Port Bowen, A. Cunningham; Archer's Hill, Leichhardt."
COMMENT:   Base name for Tephrosia brachyodon var. rufescens (Benth.) Domin; Tephrosia rufula Pedley.

Pedley, L. (1977) Notes on Leguminosae. I. Austrobaileya 1(1): 38
LECTO:   "Gorman Creek, Moreton Bay, Stuart (ex herb. Mueller) (K, lecto, designated here)"

Bosman, M.T.M. & Haas, A.J.P. de (1983) A Revision of the genus Tephrosia in Malesia. Blumea 28(2): 468-469

Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea

Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea Benth.

Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 210
TYPE:   "Broad Sound, R. Brown, Bowen."