Species Tephrosia capensis
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Etymology of Tephrosia:
Gk. tephros = ash-coloured; referring to the leaves of these plants.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Scientific name:
Tephrosia capensis Pers.
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Straggling subshrub, thinly hairy, bracts minute, triangular, persistent. Leaves pinnate, leaflets linear-elliptic; stipules small, triangular, 1--3-veined. Flowers scattered in slender, pedunculate racemes, pink or purple, 8--10 mm long. Aug.--June. Sandy or grassy slopes and flats, below 860 m, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula to E Cape).
Observations of Taxon
Tephrosia capensis
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Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
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Tephrosia capensis
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Sasa Malan (David)
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Tephrosia capensis
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Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
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Tephrosia capensis
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David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Tephrosia capensis
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
13/09/2017 - 12:45pm
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