About this item...

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. purpurea

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU889935
Projet soutenu par le ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, financement obtenu en 2024

Taxonomy

Fabaceae
Tephrosia
Tephrosia purpurea
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. purpurea

Origin

Marquesas Islands. Hiva'oa island: Along trail between Nahoe and Eiaone valleys at Puto vivo
fert
1963-10-12
30 -90
90
9° 44' 21.48'' S ; 138° 54' 50.76'' O
The name "Kohuhu" is now commonly applied to Indigofera suffruticosa Mill., whose foliage that of this plant resembles. Inflorescences white. Occasional. Small shrub to 50cm

Determination history

Wagner 24 May 2013
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. purpurea
U.S. National Herbarium
Fosberg 1963 ?
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Wagner May 1990
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
U.S. National Herbarium