Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria rhynchocarpa Polhill

First published in Kew Bull. 22: 253 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to Kenya. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

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

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Polhill in Kew Bulletin 22: 253, fig. 15 (1968).

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?
Jun 1, 1965 Elliot, C.W. [3375] Kenya K000332631 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Verdcourt, B. [2120] Kenya K000332629 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Bally [2149] Kenya K000332628 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Gillespie, J.B. [76] Kenya K000332632 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Polhill, R.M. [706] Kenya K000332634 Yes
Jun 1, 1965 Graham, R.M. [1616] Kenya K000332635 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Gillespie, J.B. [196] Kenya K000332624 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Whyte, A. [1902] Kenya K000332625 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Thomas, D.W. [178] Kenya K000332626 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9437] Kenya K000412612 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Kirrika, E.P.K. [68] Kenya K000332627 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • 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