Crotalaria jerokoensis Baker f.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 384 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Kenya. It is a 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Erect subshrub, 5–10 dm. tall, well branched.
Morphology Branches
Branches terete, pubescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets elliptic-obovate to obovate, up to 10–15 mm. long and 7–8 mm. wide, glabrous above, appressed pubescent with rather long hairs beneath; petiole up to 10–22 mm. long.
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules linear, small.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes pedunculate, lax, ± 15–20 cm. long, many-flowered; bracts linear, 1–2 mm. long; bracteoles inserted at the base of the calyx, linear, ± 1 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx ± 3 mm. long, sparsely appressed pubescent; upper lobes acuminate-triangular, ± as long as the tube or shorter.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard suborbicular-obovate, yellow, finely brownish veined, glabrous outside; wings shorter than the keel; keel angled in the lower half, with a rather long almost straight untwisted beak, ± 10 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary rather long stipitate, oblong-obovoid, pilose above.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod and seeds unknown.
Habitat
Uncertain; 550 m.
Distribution
K1 known only from the type
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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