Persoon, C.H. (September 1807), Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 2(2): 328 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) No. 3718). See further comment on conservation in Taxon 37 (1988) 440.

Gray, A. (1854), United States Exploring Expedition Phanerogamia 1: 408 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 202 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 55 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 268 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 121, 123 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 137 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 123-124 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 316 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From Greek tephros, ash-colored: morst of the species are covered with grey hairs.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 464 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 55-56, Fig. 28 [secondary reference]

common name: Pea Bush [n/a]

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 1: 435 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cracca L. nom. rej.

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 599 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 129 [secondary reference]

Maconochie, J.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Tephrosia. Flora of Central Australia: 155 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Generic delimitation is unclear, especially in relation to Paratephrosia."

Bosman, M.T.M. & de Haas, A.J.P. (1983), A revision of the genus Tephrosia in Malesia. Blumea 28(2): 421-487 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 293-295, 300 [secondary reference]

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Grolle, R., Hawksworth, D.L., Nicolson, D.H., Silva, P.C., Stafleu, F.A., Voss, E.G. & McNeill, J. (ed.) (1988), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Berlin, 1988. Regnum Vegetabile 118: 214 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Tephrosia villosa (L.) Pers. (typ. cons.)

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Tephrosia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 405 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 109, 317 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Colinil Adans. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Paratephrosia Domin legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 440-443 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 102-105 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Tephrosia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 571 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 846 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paratephrosia Domin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Tephrosea Phil.Moore orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Cracca L. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Colinil Adans. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Paratephrosia Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT (native and naturalised), SA, Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised)

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