Crotalaria incrassifolia Polhill

First published in Crotalaria Africa & Madagascar: 266 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to Somalia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
N Somalia, “Helidera Tug”, Hemming 2314 (K holo., EA iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Shrub, 1–1.5 m tall; youngest parts appressed puberulous; epidermis soon peeling
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 3, obovate, 4–15 x 3–9 mm, ± thickened, puberulous beneath; petiole 3–30 mm long
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes laxly 4–12-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 8–10 mm long, puberulous; lobes twice as long as the tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard obovate, yellow, medially puberulous outside; keel subangular, 12–15 mm long, with a twisted beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 20–25 x 5 mm, appressed puberulous, c. 14–20-seeded.
Distribution
N1–3; C1, 2; E Ethiopia
Ecology
Altitude range 175–1340 m.
[FSOM]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

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: confident
[AERP]

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

  • 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