Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria leptocarpa Balf.f.

First published in Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 31: 66 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa to Kenya, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman. volume 2. Crassulaceae - Apiaceae. Scripta Botanica Belgica 36: 1-220.
  • 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.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman. volume 2. Crassulaceae - Apiaceae. Scripta Botanica Belgica 36: 1-220.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Balf.f., Bot. Socotra: 66, t. 14/A (1888).

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, 1978 Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1181] Kenya K000058296 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1102] Kenya K000058298 Yes
unknown [149] Yemen K000412749 Isotype Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1359] Kenya K000058297 Yes
unknown [664] Yemen K000412751 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth [722] Yemen K000412750 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stannard, B.; Gilbert, M.G. [1052] Kenya K000058299 Yes
Someren, G.R.C., van [922] Kenya K000058302 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [3493] Kenya K000058301 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13929] Kenya K000058295 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [3493] Kenya K000058300 Yes

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

  • 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