Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria deserticola Taub. ex Baker f.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 383 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 42: 383 (1914).
  • Polhill in Kew Bulletin 22: 312 (1968).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Polhill, R. M. (1982). A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam 389pp Crotalaria in Africa & Madagasca

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1969 Rawlins, S.P. [323] Kenya K000058658 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Graham, R.M. [1766] Kenya K000058656 No
Jan 1, 1969 White, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000058666 No
Jan 1, 1969 Graham, R.M. [1938] Kenya K000058665 No
Jan 1, 1969 Napier, E.R. [5321] Kenya K000058644 No
Jan 1, 1969 Polhill, E. [15] Kenya K000058643 No
Jan 1, 1969 Gillepsie, J.B. [411] Kenya K000058664 Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Irwin, P.H. [192] Kenya K000058639 No
Jul 1, 1965 Rawlins, S.P.; Greenway, P.J. [8960] Kenya K000058659 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 14, 1931 Thorold, C.A. [1557] Kenya K000058657 No
Glover, P.E.; Gwynne, M.D.; Samuel, S.P. [615] Kenya K000058642 Yes
Stuhlmann [3483] Tanzania K000412656 Unknown Type Material Yes
Greenway, P.J. [13891] Kenya K000058640 No
Glover, P.E.; Gwynne, M.D.; Samuel, S.P.; Tucker [2447] Kenya K000058641 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6289] Tanzania K000468136 Yes
Mathew, B. [6117] Kenya K000058645 No
Troupin, G. [3209] Rwanda K:SPC-09252.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0