Tephrosia clementii

Tephrosia clementii is a legume species, endemic to the north-west of Western Australia. It is an annual with a prostrate, spreading habit, growing to between 0.1 and 0.25 metres high. Orange or red flowers are produced between January and March in the species' native range.[1]

Tephrosia clementii
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Tephrosia clementii
Skan

The species was first formally described by S.A.Skan in 1903 in Icones Plantarum, from a collection by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and Yule Rivers.[2]

References

  1. "Tephrosia clementii ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Tephrosia clementii Skan". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.


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