Crotalaria linearifoliolata Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 2: 155 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia. It is an annual 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: low confidence
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

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

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

Type
S1, between “Uegit” and “Lugh”, Senni 788 (FT holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Annual, with slender, ± sparsely appressed pubescent ± prostrate stems to 40 cm long
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 3, mostly linear, the lowermost lanceolate, 5–55 x 1–3 mm, glabrous above, appressed pubescent beneath; petiole a little shorter than leaflets
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules and bracts linear-subulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes very lax, ± 3–10-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 4.5–6 mm long, appressed puberulous; lobes a little longer than the tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard yellow with purplish veins, extensively pubescent outside; wings a little longer than the keel; keel rounded, 4.5–5 mm long, densely hairy on the sides, with a short blunt beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod flattened, 15–35 x 2.5–4 mm, densely puberulous.
Distribution
C1; S1 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range c. 150–250 m.
[FSOM]

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