Fabaceae
Crotalaria
Crotalaria barkae

Crotalaria barkae subsp. zimmermannii (Baker f.) Polhill

First published in Kew Bull. 25: 280 (1971)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. Somalia to Tanzania. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Upper calyx-lobes 2.5–4.5 times as long as broad, thinly hairy on the surface
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard white or yellowish white, sometimes with purplish markings; keel 10–17 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 25–30 mm long, thinly hairy.
Distribution
S1, 3; E Kenya, Tanzania
Ecology
Altitude range c. 40–230 m.
Note
The Somali specimens have smaller flowers and longer, more spreading hairs on stems and leaves than normally found in subsp. zimmermannii. Further study of the Somali populations is desirable.
[FSOM]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; grassland., Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; anthropic habitats., Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; bushland and thicket.
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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