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4. Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers.wfo-0000203766

Syn. Pl. 2(2): 330. 1807; DC., Prodr. 2: 254. 1825; Bojer, Hort. Maur.: 93. 1837; Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: 75. 1931; Backer & Bakh.f., Fl. Java 1: 594. 1963; Brummitt, Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 41: 258. 1967; J.B.Gillett et al. in Milne-Redh. & Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Legum. (part 3): 184. 1971; Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan, Papil. No. 100: 62. 1977; Bosman & de Haas, Blumea 28(2): 461. 1983; Rudd in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revis. Handb. Fl. Ceylon 7: 154. 1991; Lock & Heald, Legume Indo-China: 96. 1994; L.K.Phan & J.E.Vidal in Morat, Fl. Cambodge, Laos & Vietnam 30: 165. 2001; Z.Wei & Pedley in Z.Y.Wu et al., Fl. China 10: 192. 2010; Kantachot et al., Trop. Nat. Hist. 14(2): 80. 2014.— Galega pumila Lam., Encycl. 2(2): 599. 1788.— Tephrosia purpurea var. pumila (Lam.) Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 113. 1876.


Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.



Synonyms & Citations :

Tephrosia aldabrensis J.R.Drumm. & Hemsl., J. Bot. 54 (Suppl. 2): 11. 1916.— T. pumila var. aldabrensis (J.R.Drumm. & Hemsl.) Brummit, Bot. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 41: 260. 1968.— T. pumila subsp. aldabrensis (J.R.Drumm. & Hemsl.) Bosman & A.J.P.de Haas, Blumea 28(2): 463. 1983; Lock & Heald, Legume Indo-China: 97. 1994.
Tephrosia purpurea var. ciliata Craib, Fl. Siam. 1(3): 384. 1928.— T. pumila var. ciliata (Craib) Brummit, Bot. Soc. Brot. Sér. 2, 41: 261. 1968.
Tephrosia purpurea var. angustata Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 297. 1855.


Description : Prostrate herbs, 20–30 cm tall; twigs terete, pubescent. Stipules 1–4 mm long. Leaves: petioles 3–8 mm long; rachis 1.5–4 cm long. Leaflets 5–11 pairs, obovate or elliptic, entire, opposite; petiolules 1 mm long or subsessile; lamina 1–2 by 0.3–0.6 cm, apex obtuse, emarginate, base cuneate, margin entire, both surfaces pubescent; lateral veins 5–7 pairs. Inflorescences pseudoracemes terminal and axillary, 0.3–1 cm long; bracts triangular to linear triangular; pedicels 3–4 mm long. Calyx tube 1–1.5 mm long; teeth 1.5–3 mm long, apex acute to acuminate. Corolla purple or pink; standard orbicular to elliptic, 3–6 by 3–5 mm, outer densely silver pubescent, apex retuse, margin entire; wings oblong, 3–5 mm long, apex acute to obtuse, base attenuate, margin entire; keel oblong, 2.5–4.5 mm long, base attenuate, margin entire. Staminal tube 4–5 mm long. Ovary pubescent, with 6–11 ovules. Pods cylindrical, linear falcate, 2.5–3.5 cm long. Seeds rectangular, 1.5–2 by 1.5 mm, smooth.


Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (San Patong), Phitsanulok (Chat Trakan NP), Nakhon Sawan (Bueng Boraphet); NORTH-EASTERN: Khon Kaen (Ubon Ratana Dam); EASTERN: Buri Ram; SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin); CENTRAL: Lop Buri, Saraburi, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok) (type of Tephrosia purpurea var. ciliata: Kerr 11022 -ABD BK K), Samut Prakan; SOUTH-EASTERN: Chon Buri.


Distribution : Madagascar (type), Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, China, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Timor, Lesser Sunda islands, Australia.


Ecology : Open grassy areas and sandy seashore, 0–310 m alt.


Vernacular : Khram lek (ครามเล็ก).


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