Tephrosia barbatala DD Taxonomic Authority: Bosman & de Haas  Global Assessment  Regional Assessment Region: Global  Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names purpurea v Warb.

Upper Level Kingdom: PLANTAE Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA Class: MAGNOLIOPSIDA Order: Family: LEGUMINOSAE Lower Level Taxonomy Rank: Infra- rank name:  Hybrid Subpopulation: Authority:

Two recognised varieties: var. barbatala from Papua New Guinea and Queensland and var. glabra Bosman & De Haas from Papua New Guinea.

General Information Distribution Tephrosia barbatala is distributed in Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The original publication only cites 3 localities in Papua New Guinea and one in Queensland. Online resources (Australian Virtual Herbarium) show a widespread distribution of the species in Queensland, however the species is listed in Hacker (1990).

Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 200  Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 15  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 unknown.

Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology A trailing herb that grows in hillsides, coastal dunes, low Themeda grassland, burnt grassland in savannah and limestone rocks (Bosman and de Haas 1983).

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 Forb or Herb Biennial or perennial herbacaeous plant, also termed a Hemicryptophyte

Threats There no known threats to this species.

Past Present Future 12 Unknown  Conservation Measures It is not known whether the species occurs within protected areas. This species is not listed as Threatened in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). It is recommended that its seeds are collected and banked as an ex situ conservation measure. Further work is required to define species range.

In Place Needed 3 Research actions  3.2 Population numbers and range  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    Queensland    Papua New Guinea    Papua New Guinea   

General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 2 Savanna 1UnsetSuitable 4 Grassland 1UnsetSuitable 4.5 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry1Unset Suitable 6 Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)1Unset Suitable 13 Marine Coastal/Supratidal1Unset Suitable 13.3 Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Sand Dunes1Unset Suitable Species Utilisation  Species is not utilised at all

Purpose / Type of Use Subsistence National International 17. Unknown 

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) Data Deficient (DD)

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. barbatala is distributed in Queensland Australia and Papau New Guinea. In the original publication only four localities were cited, however it remains unclear whether in Queeland the species is restricted to one locality or widespread. Further work is being conducted in Queensland to delimit the species range, until such work is published the species is listed as Data Deficient. 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: Unknown Date of Assessment: 27/07/2011 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 Bosman, M.T.M.and de Haas, A.J.P., 1983, A revision of the genus Tephrosia, Blumea2, 421-487, , 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