Fabaceae
Crotalaria
Crotalaria aculeata

Crotalaria aculeata subsp. claessensii (De Wild.) Polhill

First published in Crotalaria Africa & Madagascar: 295 (1982)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is SW. Ethiopia to DR Congo. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Sudanian anthropic landscapes, Sudanian grasslands, Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; anthropic landscapes., Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; grasslands., Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands, Lake Vi
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • 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