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Tephrosia rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Tephrosia
Species:	T. rosea
Binomial name
Tephrosia rosea F.Muell. ex Benth.

Tephrosia rosea, commonly known as Flinders River poison, is a plant species, endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub with an erect or sprawling habit, growing to between 0.2 and 2 metres high. Pink to purple flowers are produced throughout the year in the species' native range.

The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in Flora Australiensis, from a collection at Montague Sound.

Varieties include:

• Tephrosia rosea var. clementii Domin
• Tephrosia rosea var. glabrior Pedley ms
• Tephrosia rosea Benth. var. rosea
• Tephrosia rosea var. venulosa Pedley ms

References

1. ^ "Tephrosia rosea ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
2. "Tephrosia rosea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

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• Taxa named by George Bentham
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