Tephrosia purpurea
Purple Hoarypea
As recorded: Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Buelow, G.P.
- Collector number
- 2572
- Date
- June 12, 1982
- Locality
- Hokula village
- Island
- Tofua Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1982, Buelow, G.P. also collected 19 other specimens.
Angelonia salicariifolia
Botany
Canavalia rosea
Botany
Canavalia rosea
Botany
Chloris divaricata
Botany
Cyanthillium cinereum
Botany
Digitaria radicosa
Botany
Digitaria radicosa
Botany
Euphorbia heterophylla
Botany
Euphorbia hirta
Botany
Euphorbia hirta
Botany
Euphorbia prostrata
Botany
Ficus obliqua
Botany
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Passiflora foetida
Botany
Sporobolus diandrus
Botany
Sporobolus diandrus
Botany
Synedrella nodiflora
Botany
Triumfetta rhomboidea
Botany
Tephrosia purpurea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 777 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
Sira, Karnataka 572137, India
(c) Samarth S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Agaram, Andhra Pradesh 517426, India
(c) Srinivas podili, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Nanda Devi Cooperative Society, 24, Vinoba Bhave Nagar, Ayojan Nagar, Vinzol, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382445, India
(c) Madhurima Sengupta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tephrosia purpurea. BISH 645868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956434831. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/645868.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956434831 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026