Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria cylindrica A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 154 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to Kenya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan

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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 154 (1847).
  • Bak. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 42: 378 (1914).

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?
Jan 1, 1965 Whittall, E. [150] Kenya K000058560 No
Jan 1, 1965 Blake [1423] Kenya K000058558 No
Jan 1, 1965 Brodhurst-Hill [238] Kenya K000058553 No
Jan 1, 1965 Tweedie [1733] Kenya K000058551 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Powell, E. [28] Kenya K000058552 No
Jan 1, 1965 Gilbert, C.R. [392] Kenya K000058559 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Tweedie [2088] Kenya K000058550 No
Jan 1, 1965 Harvey, C. [1354] Kenya K000058555 No
Jan 1, 1965 Tweedie [1418] Kenya K000058563 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Brodhurst-Hill [239] Kenya K000058554 No
Schimper [259] Ethiopia K000412698 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tweedie [4171] Kenya K000058562 No
Thulin, M.; Tidigs, A. [132] Kenya K000058561 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 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