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Tephrosia clementii

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Tephrosia clementii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Tephrosia
Species:
T. clementii
Binomial name
Tephrosia clementii
Skan

Tephrosia clementii is a plant 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

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  1. ^ "Tephrosia clementii ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ "Tephrosia clementii Skan". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.