Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Tephrosia andrewii
Fabaceae Lindl.
Tephrosia andrewii Cowie , legitimate, scientific
Cowie, I.D. (16 December 2004), New species and lectotypifications of some reticulate-nerved Tephrosia (Fabaceae) from north-west Australia and the genus Paratephrosia re-evaluated. Nuytsia 15(2): 166-167, Figs 1, 2 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Great Northern Highway area, SSW of Broome [precise locality withheld], W.A., 6 Apr. 1993, A.A. Mitchell 3024 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, DNA).
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "This species is named in honour of Andrew A. Mitchell, botanist with the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, a diligent collector of Tephrosia, who also collected the type specimen."