Tephrosia clementii

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Tephrosia clementii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Tephrosia
Species:
T. clementii
Binomial name
Tephrosia clementii
Skan

Tephrosia clementii is a plant species, endemic to the north-west of Western Australia. It is an annual with a prostrate, spreading habit, growing to between 0.1 and 0.25 metres high. Orange or red flowers are produced between January and March in the species' native range. [1]

The species was first formally described by S.A.Skan in 1903 in Icones Plantarum , from a collection by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and Yule Rivers. [2]

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References

  1. "Tephrosia clementii ". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Tephrosia clementii Skan". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.