Crotalaria kipandensis Baker f.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 266 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Leguminosae, various authors. Flora Zambesiaca 3:7. 2003

Morphology General Habit
Erect annual 20–60 cm tall, sometimes developing a few weak branches from near the base, densely pilose.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 1-foliolate; leaflet 2–4(5) × 0.6–1.2(1.5) cm, oblong-lanceolate to oblong-elliptic, pilose on both surfaces; petiole 2–5 mm long; stipules 0.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes sessile, 4–20 cm long, densely many-flowered, with a few flowers developing in the axils below; bracts leaf-like, 6–12 mm long, linear-lanceolate; bracteoles 0.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5–8 mm long, densely silky pilose; upper lobes narrowly triangular-lanceolate, 2.5–4 times as long as the tube.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard elliptic, pale yellow, red marked, silky tomentose outside; wings ± as long as the keel; keel 6–7 mm long, subangular, with a narrow twisted beak.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod sessile, 6–8 × 4–5 mm, shortly ovoid-ellipsoid, pilose, 4–8-seeded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 2–2.5 mm long, oblique-cordiform, smooth, with or without a small aril.
[FZ]

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: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19892598/20047086

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

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

Morphology General Habit
Erect annual, up to 6 dm. tall, simple or with a few ascending branches mostly from near the base.
Morphology Stem
Stem densely pilose with long fine mostly spreading slightly crimped hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 1-foliolate; leaflets elliptic to elliptic-oblong, up to 20–42 mm. long and 6–12 mm. wide, bluntly pointed,thinly pilose on both surfaces; petiole ± 3–5 mm. long.
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules absent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes sessile, dense, ± 4–24 cm. long, many-flowered, with usually a few other flowers clustered in the axils below; bracts linear-lanceolate, 5–15 mm. long, usually longer than the flowers; bracteoles absent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 6–8 mm. long, with the tube protracted on the lower side, densely pilose; upper lobes narrowly attenuate-triangular, ± 2–4 times as long as the tube.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard elliptic, dull yellow, veined red and densely pilose outside; wings nearly as long as the keel; keel bent at right-angles in the lower half, with a narrow practically straight twisted beak, 6–7 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod sessile, shortly ellipsoid, up to 7–9 mm. long and 5 mm. across, pilose, 4–6-seeded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds oblique-cordiform, ± 2–2·5 mm. long, without a conspicuous aril, smooth, brown or mauvish tinged.
Habitat
Brachystegia woodland, usually on sandy soils, also wet depressions, roadsides and a weed of cultivated ground; 900–1500 m.
Distribution
T7 T8
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Zambezian woodland
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

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