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Tephrosia villosa
ehrenbergiana
daviesii
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along River Drive, Zambezi National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along River Drive, Zambezi National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along River Drive, Zambezi National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along River Drive, Zambezi National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along River Drive, Zambezi National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along River Drive, Zambezi National Park
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See var. ehrenbergiana for general description details. This variety differs in having the dense hairs on stems and and leaf rhachis silvery-white and not brownish. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | villosa: densely covered in long hairs, villose. ehrenbergiana: after Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876), German naturalist, zoologist, comparative anatomist, geologist and microscopist. |
| Habitat: | In mopane woodland in major river valleys on basaltic soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Page 136. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 228. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 52. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 73. |
Other sources of information about Tephrosia villosa subsp. ehrenbergiana var. daviesii:
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Flora of Botswana: Tephrosia villosa subsp. ehrenbergiana var. daviesiiFlora of Mozambique: Tephrosia villosa subsp. ehrenbergiana var. daviesii
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tephrosia villosa subsp. ehrenbergiana var. daviesii
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tephrosia villosaAfrican Plant Database: Tephrosia villosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tephrosia villosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tephrosia villosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tephrosia villosa
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iNaturalist: Tephrosia villosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tephrosia villosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Tephrosia villosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tephrosia villosa
Plants of the World Online: Tephrosia villosa
Tropicos: Tephrosia villosa
Wikipedia: Tephrosia villosa
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