Crotalaria benadirensis Chiov.

First published in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 377 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
S1, between “Hididle” and “Hamagudu”, Paoli 677, between “Matagoi” and “El Bar”, Paoli 692 (both FT syn.)
Morphology General Habit
Annual or short-lived perennial, branching from the base; branches with long spreading hairs
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 3, obovate-elliptic to obovate, mostly 10–20 x 7–10 mm, pilose on both surfaces; petiole short
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules 1.5–3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes lax, 10–16-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5–6 mm long, densely pubescent; lobes longer than tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard apparently yellow veined purplish; keel bent almost at right angles in lower part, 8–9 mm long, with a straight tapered beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 12–14 x 6–7 mm, oblong-ellipsoid, appressed pubescent, ± 30-seeded.
Distribution
S1 only known from type specimens, but forms that may be conspecific in NE Kenya.
Ecology
Altitude c. 200 m.
[FSOM]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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