Tephrosia rosea

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Tephrosia rosea
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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. rosea
Binomial name
Tephrosia rosea

Tephrosia rosea, commonly known as Flinders River poison, is a plant species, endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub with an erect or sprawling habit, growing to between 0.2 and 2 metres high. Pink to purple flowers are produced throughout the year in the species' native range. [1]

The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in Flora Australiensis , from a collection at Montague Sound. [2]

Varieties include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tephrosia rosea ". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Tephrosia rosea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 May 2010.