Tephrosia elongata is a plant native to Africa south of the equator. It occurs from northern and eastern South Africa to the highlands of Malawi and Tanzania.[1]

Tephrosia elongata
Tephrosia elongata var. elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Tephrosia
Species:
T. elongata
Binomial name
Tephrosia elongata

Varieties

edit

Three varieties are recognized:[2]

  • Tephrosia elongata E.Mey. var. elongata
  • Tephrosia elongata var. lasiocaulos Brummitt
  • Tephrosia elongata var. tzaneenensis (H.M.L.Forbes) Brummitt

References

edit
  1. ^ "Taxon detail: Tephrosia elongata var. elongata". Flora Zambesiaca. Kew Gardens. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Key to Tephrosia elongata". Flora Zambesiaca. Kew Gardens. Retrieved 18 December 2013.