Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. (Syn. Pl. 2(2): 329. 1807.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (exotic)[], ], Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native),
Common Names: Brusca cimarrona (Dominican Republic), Indigo (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Cracca purpurea L. (Sp. Pl. 752. 1753.), Tephrosia wallichii Fawc. & Rendle (J. Bot. 55: 35. 1917.),
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