Crotalaria allophylla Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 8: 481 (1989)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It 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
C1, 18 km SW of Hobyo on road to Wisil, Gillett, Hemming & Watson 22160/B (K holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Perennial; stems ascending to suberect, 5–15 cm long, glabrous or with a few scattered appressed hairs
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 1(–3), linear, 10–60 x 0.8–2.5 mm, glabrous above, sparsely appressed pubescent beneath; petiole 8–27 mm long
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules subulate, 2.5–5.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes pedunculate, lax, up to 4.5 cm long, 1–4-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 6.5–8 mm long, sparsely appressed pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard pale lilac with purplish veins, sparsely pubescent along the midvein near the tip outside, with free appendages c. 0.8 mm long at base of blade; keel subangular in the lower part, 10.5–15 mm long, with a straight projecting untwisted beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod c. 9–11 x 7 mm with a 2–2.5 mm long stipe, glabrous, c. 20–24-seeded.
Distribution
C1 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range: up to c. 200 m.
[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: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[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