Tephrosia clementii
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Tephrosia clementii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Tephrosia |
Species: | T. clementii |
Binomial name | |
Tephrosia clementii Skan | |
Tephrosia clementii is a legume species, endemic to the north-west of Western Australia. It is an annual with a prostrate, spreading habit, growing to between 0.1 and 0.25 metres high. Orange or red flowers are produced between January and March in the species native range.[1]
The species was first formally described by S.A.Skan in 1903 in Icones Plantarum, from a collection by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and Yule Rivers.[2]
References
- ↑ "Tephrosia clementii ". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Tephrosia clementii Skan". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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