CHR 516666 – Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 516666
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
03 July 1998
Database record updated:
28 April 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-05-06 (Verbatim: 6 May 1995)
Preferred name:
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Aitutaki, Amuri District, Mania Ridge
Verbatim locality:
Aitutaki, Amuri District, Mania Ridge
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4860/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
6 May 1995
Start date:
1995-05-06
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Summit ridge, open site on top of basalt cliff.
Notes:
Small plant with tough stems, open habit. Corolla white, c. 9-10 mm long, including short claw, i.e. standard petals, wings c. 2-3 mm shorter, becoming slightly pink with age. Pods flattened. Locally common on ridge.
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