Species Summary

Tephrosia brachyodon LC Taxonomic Authority: Domin Global Assessment Regional Assessment Region: Global Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names Tephrosia purpurea v Benth. Upper Level Taxonomy Kingdom: PLANTAE Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA Class: MAGNOLIOPSIDA Order: FABALES Family: LEGUMINOSAE Lower Level Taxonomy Rank: Infra- rank name: Plant Hybrid Subpopulation: Authority: This is a complex taxon and in the past it has been confused with T. purpurea (L.) Pers., a species from Africa, Asia and northern Australia (Maconochie 1985). Further research is needed to determine whether Australian material is referable to T. purpurea. T. brachyodon is a variable species with several varieties. There is also some confusion between T. laxa var. angustata and T. brachyodon var. multiflora (R.Br.) Domin (Wheeler 1992). Further work is required to define taxon limits (I. Cowie pers. comm. 2010). General Information Distribution Tephrosia brachyodon is endemic to Australia, distributed in the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, also in the Northern Territory. Its presence in South Australia remains uncertain. Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 1200 Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 0 Antarctic Map Status: Depth Australasian Upper limit: Neotropical Lower limit: Oceanian Depth Zones Palearctic Shallow photic Bathyl Hadal Indomalayan Photic Abyssal Nearctic Population Total population size is not known but it was recently collected in 2009. Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology A widespread and very variable shrub from sandy soils in a variety of situations. In New South Wales recorded as not common from woodlands. System Movement pattern Crop Wild Relative Terrestrial Freshwater Nomadic Congregatory/Dispersive Is the species a wild relative of a crop? Marine Migratory Altitudinally migrant Growth From Definition Shrub - small Perennial shrub small (<1m) or dwarf shrub, also termed a Chamaephyte (<1m) Threats There are no major threats known to this species. Past Present Future 13 None Conservation Measures Across its range, several populations of this species occur within protected areas. Most notably known from Boodjamulla, Kakadu, Woko and Drysdale River National Parks. This species is not listed as Threatened in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). T. brachyodon var. longifolia is listed as Least Concern in the Northern Territory, while var. cloncurrensis and var. multiflora have not yet been assessed (Northern Territory Government 2007). It is recommended that its seeds are collected and banked as an ex situ conservation measure. In Place Needed 3 Research actions 3.1 Taxonomy 4 Habitat and site-based actions 4.4 Protected areas 5 Species-based actions 5.7 Ex situ conservation actions 5.7.2 Genome resource bank Countries of Occurrence PRESENCE ORIGIN Year Breeding Non- Passage Possibly ExtinctPresence Native Introduced Re- Vagrant Origin Round Season breeding migrant extinct uncertain Introduced uncertain only season only Australia New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Western Australia General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 1 Forest 1UnsetSuitable 2 Savanna 1UnsetSuitable 3 Shrubland 1UnsetSuitable 4 Grassland 1UnsetSuitable 8 Desert 1UnsetSuitable 8.2 Desert - Temperate1Unset Suitable Species Utilisation Species is not utilised at all Trend in the level of wild offtake/harvest in relation to total wild population numbers over the last five years: Trend in the amount of offtake/harvest produced through domestication/cultivation over the last five years: CITES status: Not listed IUCN Red Listing Red List Assessment:(using 2001 IUCN system) Least Concern (LC) Red List Criteria: Date Last Seen (only for EX, EW or Possibly EX species): Is the species Possibly Extinct? Possibly Extinct Candidate? Rationale for the Red List Assessment T. brachyodon is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution across many habitats of most of Australia. Furthermore, the species is known to occur in protected areas across its range and there are no known major threats to the species. It is recommended that its seeds are banked as an ex situ conservation measure. Further research is needed to better delimit the species especially towards the west of its range. Reason(s) for Change in Red List Category from the Previous Assessment: Genuine Change Nongenuine Change No Change Genuine (recent) New information Taxonomy Same category Genuine (since first assessment) Knowledge of Criteria Criteria Revisio and criteria Incorrect data used Other Same category but previously change in criteria Current Population Trend: Stable Date of Assessment: 22/07/2010 Name(s) of the Assessor(s): Malcolm, P. Evaluator(s): Notes: % population decline in the past: Time period over which the past decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): % population decline in the future: Time period over which the future decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): Number of Locations: Severely Fragmented: Number of Mature Individuals: Bibliography Commonwealth of Australia, 1999, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)10 June 2010, , , Hacker, J.B., 1990, A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland, , University of Queensland Press, St Lucia Harden, G.J., 2002, Tephrosia, Flora of New South Wales. Revised Edition., G.J. Harden, , University of New South Wales Press Ltd., Sydney Maconochie, J.R., 1985, Tephrosia, Flora of Central Australia, J. Jessop, , Reed Books Pty Ltd, Sydney Northern Territory Government, 2007, The Classification of Wildlife of the NT – January 2007, Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport07 July 2011, , , Wheeler, J.R., 1992, Flora of the Kimberley region, J.R. Wheeler, , Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Perth.

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