Taxon: Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. purpurea

Summary

Genus:

Tephrosia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Millettieae

Nomen number:

312206

Verified:

08/31/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. (6 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. altissima Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. canescens (E. Mey.) Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. dunensis Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt var. delagoensis (H. M. L. Forbes) Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt var. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brummitt var. pubescens Baker (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. purpurea var. maritima Haines (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. var. purpurea (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. var. sericea Benth. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Cracca purpurea L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cracca villosa L. var. purpurea (L.) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Tephrosia wallichii Graham ex Fawc. & Rendle

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barbosa, C. 1994. Contribución al conocimiento de las leguminosas colombianas. I. La tribu Galegeae (Brown) Torrey & Gray, 1838 sensu lato. Trianea 5:57.
Bosman, M. T. M. & A. J. P. De Haas. 1983. A revision of the genus Tephrosia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 28:466.
Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):144.
Hosni, H. A. & Z. A. R. El-Karemy. 1993. Systematic revision of Leguminosae in Egypt. 1. Tephrosia Pers. Sendtnera 1:247.
Huang, S. F. & T. C. Huang. 1987. Taxonomic treatment of the Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Taiwan. Taiwania 32:11-117.
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar			Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran		s.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Andhra Pradesh		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Arunachal Pradesh		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Bihar		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Dadra and Nagar Haveli		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Daman and Diu		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Delhi		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Goa		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Gujarat		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Haryana		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Karnataka		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Kerala		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Madhya Pradesh		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Manipur		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Odisha		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Puducherry		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Rajasthan		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tripura		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal		Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.	Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Indochina
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Jawa		Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Lesser Sunda Islands		Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Maluku		Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Sulawesi		Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Sumatera		Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia		Malaya	Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia		n.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere in tropics
4	Naturalized	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):144.
4	Naturalized	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):144.

Native
Africa

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Iran (s.)
EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Delhi, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh], Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan (n.)
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera], Malaysia (Malaya), Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia (n.)

Naturalized

REGION:

Africa

SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zimbabwe

Reference(s)

Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):144.
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist

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=312206. Accessed 12 May 2026.