Tephrosia pumila
Indigo Sauvage
Also known as: Cracca dichotoma (Desv.) Kuntze +17 more
- Cracca dichotoma (Desv.) Kuntze
- Galega procumbens Buch.-Ham.
- Galega pumila Lam.
- Tephrosia aldabrensis J.R.Drumm. & Hemsl.
- Tephrosia commersonii Scott Elliot
- Tephrosia dichotoma Desv.
- Tephrosia procumbens (Buch.-Ham.) Gamble
- Tephrosia pumila subsp. aldabrensis (J.R.Drumm. & Hemsl.) Bosman & A.J.P.de Haas
- Tephrosia pumila var. aldabrensis (J.R.Drumm. & Hemsl.) Brummitt
- Tephrosia pumila var. ciliata (Craib) Brummitt
- Tephrosia pumila var. pumila
- Tephrosia purpurea Baker
- Tephrosia purpurea var. angustata Miq.
- Tephrosia purpurea var. ciliata Craib
- Tephrosia purpurea var. pumila (Lam.) Baker
- Tephrosia quartiniana var. inflexa (Chiov.) Cufod.
- Tephrosia uniflora Hepper
- Tephrosia vicioides var. inflexa Chiov.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Tephrosia pumila (commonly known as Indigo sauvage) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Angola, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe