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Tephrosia purpurea subsp. purpurea

This name is accepted

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

ahuhu, auhuhu

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 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. purpurea
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 Tephrosia purpurea])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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