Taxon:  Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. var. pumila



Summary
Genus:
Tephrosia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
419107
Verified:
04/03/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. var. aldabrensis (J. R. Drumm. & Hemsl.) Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Galega pumila Lam.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
  2. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Congo
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
  2. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184.
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=419107. Accessed 12 May 2026.