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Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Tephrosia

‘auhola, ‘auhuhu [auhuhu], ahuhu, hola

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (47)

Cracca diffusa (Roxb.) Kuntze (1891)
Cracca maxima L. (1753)
Cracca piscatoria (Aiton) A.Lyons (1900)
Cracca wallichii (Fawc. & Rendle) Rydb. (1923)
Galega coerulea Rottler ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
Galega colonila Buch.-Ham. (1822)
Galega diffusa Roxb. (1832)
Galega lanceifolia (Link) Roxb. (1832)
Galega lancifolia Roxb. (1832)
Galega littoralis G.Forst. (1786)
Galega piscatoria Aiton (1789)
Galega prostrata K.D.Koenig ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
Galega sericea Buch.-Ham. (1822)
Galega tinctoria Lam. (1788)
Glycyrrhiza mairei H.Lév. (1916)
Indigofera flexuosa Graham (1831)
Orobos piscidius (Spreng.) St.-Lag. (1880)
Orobus piscidia Spreng. (1813)
Tephrosia adscendens Benth. (1859)
Tephrosia biflora Zipp. ex Span. (1841)
Tephrosia colonila (Buch.-Ham.) Benth. (1867)
Tephrosia crassa Bojer ex Baker (1882)
Tephrosia diffusa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. (1833)
Tephrosia galegoides Graham ex Wall. (1831)
Tephrosia hamiltonii J.R.Drumm. (1918)
Tephrosia indigofera Bertol. (1858)
Tephrosia lanceifolia Link (1822)
Tephrosia lanceolata Graham ex Gamble (1918)
Tephrosia leratiana Harms (1911)
Tephrosia lineata Schumach. & Thonn. (1827)
Tephrosia lobata Graham (1831)
Tephrosia mitchellii Graham (1831)
Tephrosia parviflora Wight ex Wall. (1831)
Tephrosia piscatoria Pers. (1807)
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. purpurea
Tephrosia purpurea var. brevidens Benth. (1864)
Tephrosia purpurea var. elongata Craib (1928)
Tephrosia purpurea var. laxa Benth. (1864)
Tephrosia purpurea var. piscatoria (Aiton) Fosberg (1992)
Tephrosia purpurea var. queenslandica Domin (1926)
Tephrosia sericea Buch.-Ham. (1822)
Tephrosia stricta Graham (1831)
Tephrosia taylorii Graham (1831)
Tephrosia tinctoria Graham (1831)
Tephrosia viciiformis Edgew. (1852)
Tephrosia wallichii Fawc. & Rendle (1917)
Vicia piscidia (Spreng.) J.R.Forst. ex Ser. (1825)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Naturalized
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:710 (Ni, K, O, Mo, L, M, Ka, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:300 (KEY), 334 (DESCR [as T. purpurea]); Fosberg 13540 BISH (Mo†, 1936); Degener 28649 BISH (L†, 1963)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Manana Island Heteropogon prairie Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7291 Oahu BISH 1934-08-26
2 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Manana Island cinder slopes Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 0.5 m. Flowers pale lilac Fosberg, F.R. 12815 Oahu BISH 1936-01-18
3 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Toward Waimea, 17 miles from Kohala roadside Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7208 Hawaii BISH 1926-07-31
4 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Koko Crater dry ridge Preserved_Specimen Dwarf shrub Hume, E.P. 287 Oahu BISH 1931-11-11
5 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kawaihae, Kohala dry open Preserved_Specimen flowers whitish Hosaka, E.Y. 1556 Hawaii BISH 1936-08-31
6 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Mapulehu Valley, near mouth dry hillside Preserved_Specimen Subshrub up to 0.5 m; flowers pinkish white Fosberg, F.R. 13540 Molokai BISH 1936-12-31
7 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Koko Crater, Maunalua dry slopes Preserved_Specimen bush of 1.5 m, flowers pinkish white Fosberg, F.R. 9132 Oahu BISH 1933-01-27
8 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Koko Head dry Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7206 Oahu BISH 1930-10-07
9 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Bluff above Kaena Point dry rocky hillside Preserved_Specimen flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 13159 Oahu BISH 1936-05-31
10 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Waiahewahewa Gulch, West arid rocky Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7200 Molokai BISH 1928-04-18
11 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Makaalae Point, NW part above Rocky outcropping in Prosopis scrub Preserved_Specimen Shrub ~3'; flowers white, pods green Cuddihy, L.W. 332 Kahoolawe BISH 1980-04-21
12 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Diamond Head grassy rim of Crater Preserved_Specimen Flowers white, tinged with purple St.John, H. 10535 Oahu BISH 1930-05-10
13 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Mokuleia, Kaaawa-Kamokuni Ridge Pteridium - Psidium Assn. Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7007 Oahu BISH 1934-07-01
14 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Punaluu, Kau barren `a`a lava. Preserved_Specimen flowers bluish St.John, H. 22431 Hawaii BISH 1946-12-27
15 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Mokolii Islet, Kualoa dry slope Preserved_Specimen flowers pinkish white Fosberg, F.R. 13576 Oahu BISH 1937-01-31
16 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kaalualu Bay near South Point rocky areas Preserved_Specimen Shrub of ~50-100 cm with white flowers Whistler, W.A. 14 Hawaii BISH 1972-04-06
17 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Between Barbers Point and Pearl Harbor rocky arid dunes near sea Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7199 Oahu BISH 1932-05-08
18 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Manana Island, S side halfway up outer slopes Preserved_Specimen flowers white; shrub 0.5 m Lamoureux, C.H. 2567 Oahu BISH 1964-02-29
19 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kaena Point bluff above Preserved_Specimen flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 13159 Oahu BISH 1936-05-31
20 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Ulupalakua, Makawao open lava field Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1703 Maui BISH 1937-01-20
21 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Manana Island, off Oahu Heteropogon prairie Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7201 Oahu BISH 1934-08-26
22 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kawaihoa Point, W slope Grassland Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23612 Niihau BISH 1949-03-31
23 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Waialua, Kalepa Ridge dry Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1651 Kauai BISH 1936-10-31
24 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kamakaipo, West Very arid near sea Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7203 Molokai BISH 1928-05-16
25 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Koko Head slopes of crater Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 35 Oahu BISH 1924-11-16
26 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Ewa Coral plain below Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2349 Oahu BISH 1916-03-14
27 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Waialua, Kalepa Ridge dry Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1651 Kauai BISH 1936-10-31
28 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kaumalapau, within 100' of Hawaiian house ruin near arid, rocky coast Preserved_Specimen dense bush up to 2.5 ft. Degener, O. 28649 Lanai BISH 1963-07-22
29 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kukuiula coastal rocks Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7209 Kauai BISH 1926-06-18
30 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Niulii, Kohala pasture Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7207 Hawaii BISH 1926-08-06
31 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Honolulu: Bishop Museum full sun Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 0.5 m. Flower is white Lau, J. 1072 Oahu BISH 1985-06-10
32 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Puu Pihakapu, Mahaulepu Preserved_Specimen subshrub ~1'; flowers white Herbst, D.R. 2205 Kauai BISH 1971-10-07
33 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Koko Crater edges Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1451 Oahu BISH 1910-02-15
34 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Manana Island grass, outer rim of crater Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 22678 Oahu BISH 1947-04-25
35 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Mokolii Scattered patches. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 5041968 Oahu BISH 2005-04-19
36 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea East fork of Kawela Valley Very arid Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7204 Molokai BISH 1928-05-05
37 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea East Ohia Ridge Very arid, rocky Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. Molokai BISH 1928-07-17
38 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Puunole, S side of Haleakala Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2008 Maui BISH 1920-03-18
39 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kau, Kaalualu, E side of the bay Preserved_Specimen flowers white Meinecke, W.H. Hawaii BISH 1960-06-22
40 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Punnui cliffs Preserved_Specimen Stokes, J.F.G. Oahu BISH 1915-12-01
41 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Puu Manawahua, Waianae Mts open slope Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 59 Oahu BISH 1929-12-08
42 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Puna, near Kaena Point, Panau Nui Preserved_Specimen woody at base, 1' tall, flowers white Fagerlund, G.O. 1090 Oahu BISH 1945-08-01
43 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kalama Valley mountainward rim of Crater Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 37251 Oahu BISH 1937-05-11
44 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kaohai Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 124 Lanai BISH 1913-11-05
45 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Koele Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 177 Lanai BISH 1913-06-01
46 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea East Maui Preserved_Specimen Topping, D.L. 7202 Maui BISH 1927-08-01
47 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Oahu Preserved_Specimen Rémy, J. 651 Oahu BISH 1851-01-01
48 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Diamond Head Beach Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2023 Oahu BISH 1895-03-28
49 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Diamond Head Beach Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2023 Oahu BISH 1895-04-08
50 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, service road mauka of visitor's center Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 10309 Hawaii BISH 1984-04-08
51 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Manawainui Gulch, West Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7201 Maui BISH 1927-07-12
52 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kealia Aupuni Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 406 Lanai BISH 1929-03-26
53 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Oahu Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 61 Oahu BISH 1864-01-01
54 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Koko Head Crater Preserved_Specimen Topping, D.L. 0.30253031 Oahu BISH 1925-02-15
55 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Oahu Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 61 Oahu BISH 1864-01-01
56 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kaohai, upper part Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 205 Lanai BISH 1913-11-05
57 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Puu Manawahua, Waianae Uka Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 89 Oahu BISH 1929-12-08
58 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Zoological and Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Davis, J. 39 Maui BISH 1978-07-03
59 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Honaunau Preserved_Specimen Stokes, J.F.G. Hawaii BISH 1919-04-01
60 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kaneohe, near Kualoa Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH
61 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Puunole, S side of Haleakala Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2008 Maui BISH 1920-03-18
62 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Rabbit Island Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Oahu BISH 1934-08-26
63 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Molokai Preserved_Specimen Stokes, J.F.G. Molokai BISH 1909-01-01
64 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kaheokaalau [sp?] Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Molokai BISH 1910-03-01
65 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Rabbit Island Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1934-08-26
66 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Diamond Head Beach Preserved_Specimen Lyon, H.L. Oahu BISH 1910-04-12
67 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Rabbit Island Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1930-03-16
68 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Diamond Head Beach Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Oahu BISH 1909-01-26
69 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Oahu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
70 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Mokolii Preserved_Specimen Rogers, D.P. Oahu BISH 1947-05-17
71 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea Kawaa Kau, E of Hilea Stream Preserved_Specimen Meinecke, W.H. Hawaii BISH 1969-12-05
72 Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea S half of Island Preserved_Specimen Stokes, J.F.G. Niihau BISH 1912-01-01
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