Crotalaria camptosepala Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 11: 98 (1991)
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, 11 km on Ceeldheer–Cadale road, Thulin & Abdi Dahir 6708 (UPS holo., FT K MOG iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Shrublet or subshrub c. 0.4 m tall; stems densely pubescent with short appressed hairs
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 3, obovate, 8–25 x 6–20 mm, ± sparsely pubescent on both sides; petiole up to 35 mm long
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes pedunculate, fairly lax and up to c. 12-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 8 mm long, covered by short appressed hairs; lobes soon deflexed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard plain yellow, medially pubescent outside; keel rounded at the middle, c. 8 mm long, with a fairly short incurved untwisted beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod c. 20–30 x 8–9 mm, covered by short appressed hairs, few-seeded.
Distribution
C1; S2 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 25–75 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]

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

  • 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