Tephrosia rosea
Tephrosia rosea, commonly known as Flinders River Poison, is a legume species, endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub with an erect or sprawling habit, growing to between 0.2 and 2 metres high. Pink to purple flowers are produced throughout the year in the species' native range.[1]
| Tephrosia rosea | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | T. rosea |
| Binomial name | |
| Tephrosia rosea | |
The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in Flora Australiensis, from a collection at Montague Sound.[2]
Varieties include:[1]
- T. rosea var. clementii Domin
- T. rosea var. glabrior Pedley ms
- T. rosea Benth. var. rosea
- T. rosea var. venulosa Pedley ms
References
- "Tephrosia rosea ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Tephrosia rosea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.