Tephrosia rosea

Tephrosia rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Tephrosia
Species:	T. rosea
Binomial name
	Tephrosia rosea; F.Muell. ex Benth.

Tephrosia rosea, commonly known as Flinders River Poison, is a legume species, endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub with an erect or sprawling habit, growing to between 0.2 and 2 metres high. Pink to purple flowers are produced throughout the year in the species' native range.^[1]

The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in Flora Australiensis, from a collection at Montague Sound.^[2]

Varieties include:^[1]

T. rosea var. clementii Domin
T. rosea var. glabrior Pedley ms
T. rosea Benth. var. rosea
T. rosea var. venulosa Pedley ms

References

^ ^a ^b "Tephrosia rosea ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
^ "Tephrosia rosea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

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[WA-1] "Tephrosia rosea ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

[APNI-2] "Tephrosia rosea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

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