Crotalaria intricata Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 8: 482 (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
C2, 80 km on the “Belet Uen” – “Bulo Burti” road, “Bur Aboto”, Thulin & Warfa 5347 (UPS holo., E FT K MOG iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Much-branched shrublet, up to 1 m tall; branches densely appressed white pubescent
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 3, linear to very narrowly elliptic, up to 30 x 3 mm, the terminal one usually considerably longer than the others, glabrous above, appressed pubescent beneath; petiole 15–50 mm long
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules up to 0.8 mm long, often apparently absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes up to 18 cm long in fruit, c. 8–14(–20)-flowered, lax
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 3.5 mm long, glabrous outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard yellow with purplish veins, glabrous; keel rounded about the middle, c. 6.5 mm long, with a short acute untwisted beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 5–8 x 3.2–4 mm, densely pubescent, 2–4-seeded.
Distribution
C2 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 150–250 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
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, 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