Taxon:  Tephrosia villosa (L.) Pers. subsp. ehrenbergiana (Schweinf.) Brummitt



Summary
Genus:
Tephrosia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
105138
Place of publication:
Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 41:225.  1968
Verified:
08/31/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Tephrosia villosa (L.) Pers. (13 active accession[s])
Tephrosia villosa (L.) Pers. subsp. villosa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Tephrosia ehrenbergiana Schweinf.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):134-136. Note: includes var. ehrenbergiana and var. daviesii Brummitt
  3. Hosni, H. A. & Z. A. R. El-Karemy. 1993. Systematic revision of Leguminosae in Egypt. 1. Tephrosia Pers. Sendtnera 1:249.
  4. Merxmüller, H., ed. 1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
  5. Thulin, M. 1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
  6. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan c. & s. 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt s.e. 
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo n.e. 
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar   
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (s.e.)
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan (c. & s.)
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo (n.e.)
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, South Africa [Transvaal]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Reference(s)
  1. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105138. Accessed 15 April 2026.