Distribution Map

Tephrosia purpurea subsp. altissima

As at April 2024, 2 herbarium specimens
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Cultural uses
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Tephrosia meyeriana - Weak, straggling, thinly hairy or almost hairless, peren­nial, with slender stems and widely spaced leaves. Leaves long-stalked, very variable; leaflets sometimes three or four pairs, sometimes only three, shortly stalked, 2—3 cm long x 5—7 mm wide. Inflorescence very long, slender, with few flowers clustered at tip; calyx c 5 mm long, cup-shaped with narrow tapering lobes; corolla c 1,4 cm long, pink or magenta, standard thinly hairy outside. Pod flat, straight, c 4 cm long X 5 mm wide.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.