Biology:Tephrosia rosea
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Short description: Species of legume
| Tephrosia rosea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Tephrosia |
| Species: | T. rosea
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| Binomial name | |
| Tephrosia rosea F.Muell. ex Benth.
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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]
- Tephrosia rosea var. clementii Domin
- Tephrosia rosea var. glabrior Pedley ms
- Tephrosia rosea Benth. var. rosea
- Tephrosia rosea var. venulosa Pedley ms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tephrosia rosea ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4280.
- ↑ "Tephrosia rosea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Tephrosia+rosea. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
Wikidata ☰ Q7701340 entry
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