Crotalaria oligosperma Polhill

First published in Crotalaria Africa & Madagascar: 267 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to N. Kenya. It is a subshrub or 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

Morphology General Habit
Small shrub, 0.3–2 m tall; branchlets densely white pubescent; epidermis soon peeling
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 3, obovate, (3–)6–20 x (2–)4–9 mm, puberulous at least beneath; petiole (3–)5–15 mm long
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes short, 2–12-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 4–6 mm long, subglabrous to puberulous; lobes 1.5–2 times as long as the tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard yellow, sometimes reddish veined, glabrous or medially puberulous outside; keel subangular, 9–12 mm long, with a straight twisted beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 8–10 x 4–6 mm, densely puberulous, 6–8-seeded.
Distribution
N2, 3; C1, 2; S1; E Ethiopia, N Kenya
Ecology
Altitude range 215–1600 m.
Vernacular
Ilcas (Somali-N).
[FSOM]

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

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