Tephrosia purpurea
Purple Hoarypea
As recorded: Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W4225
- Date
- April 27, 1979
- Locality
- Upolu - N of Amaile, on the W side of the rock
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 27, 1979, Whistler, W.A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Tephrosia purpurea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 780 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kota, IN-RJ, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kota, IN-RJ, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Fujairah, Fujairah, AE
(c) mcaturnugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Sira, Karnataka 572137, India
(c) Samarth S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
אילת, ישראל
(c) משה נאמן, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tephrosia purpurea. BISH 428052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956453306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428052.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956453306 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026