Taxon: Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers.

Summary

Genus:

Tephrosia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Millettieae

Nomen number:

311043

Place of publication:

Syn. pl. 2(2):330. 1807

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/235664

Verified:

01/23/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. var. aldabrensis (J. R. Drumm. & Hemsl.) Brummitt (0 active accession[s])
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. var. pumila (0 active accession[s])

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cracca dichotoma (Desv.) Kuntze
Tephrosia dichotoma Desv.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Bosman, M. T. M. & A. J. P. De Haas. 1983. A revision of the genus Tephrosia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 28:461.
Brummitt, R. K. 1968. New and little known species from the Flora Zambesiaca area. XX. Tephrosia. Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 2, 41:258.
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Thulin, M. 1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
Troupin, G. 1978-. Flore du Rwanda.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184-185.
Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184-185.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184-185.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184-185.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia		s.	Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar		perhaps only native here	Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia (s.)
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, South Africa [Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar (perhaps only native here)

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA: Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia, Philippines

Reference(s)

Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2007. Flora zambesiaca. 3(3):149-150.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1971. Leguminosae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 3(1)184-185.

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=311043. Accessed 12 May 2026.