Crotalaria sphaerocarpa Perr. ex DC.
subsp. sphaerocarpa

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Records of this taxon from all countries are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Admin prov Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
93723604 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Roadside in mixed woodlandD3527 Turn-off to Dzoti Conservancy
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B4 941Annual; flowers and fruit small, long inflorescences,short,squarish fruit 7
101857031 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
On riverbankChobe Camp, Ngoma
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3 9277
97245431 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
C Sharp
BT Wursten
P Ballings
PB2161
BT Wursten
BR

Margin of mixed woodland on Kalahari sand. Chesa Forest Land, Umguza District.1960Zimbabwe2028A2 W13157
6252315 Feb 2006BT Wursten
P Ballings
Wooded grasslandMalilangwe Wildlife Reserve300Zimbabwe2131B2 S4005
2762225 Apr 2005MA Hyde
BT Wursten
TM Müller
On riverine sand bankIsland 2, Katombora, Zambezi R16
27
0Zambia1725C4 SS9100
1131240 2001Maputo Elephant Reserve2260Mozambique2632B4 (QDS approximate) M0Listed in SABONET News 7(1), 2001 23-29 Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve.2
84713114 Feb 1999MG Bingham
B Luwiika
MG Bingham
B Luwiika
11845
Kew Staff
K

Mongu District, Ndau School clearing. 0Zambia1522B4 BW1000Erect annual. 5
84714121 Mar 1996MG Bingham
MG Bingham
Kalabo District, Lukona Local Forest0Zambia BW00
95563021 Dec 1988GL Maggs
GL Maggs
661
MM Le Roux
WIND

Caprivi: Balelwa - banks of channel.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823A2 0Herb; Notes: Straggling herb. Flowers 1 cm long, not opening completely, cuneate in broad outline, pale yellow tinged with purple streaks, densely pubescent, pendulous. Pod globular, apiculate, densely pubescent, somewhat inflated.2
93978012 Feb 1988GL Maggs
GL Maggs
228
GL Maggs
WIND

Caprivi: Forestry Reserve, west of Katima Mulilo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2 0Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 30 cm when in flower. Stem erect, slender, green to brown, terete with dense white, short, adpressed indumentum, tends to branch rigidly near apex to form bushy herb. Leaves alternate, trifoliolate; stipules paired, minute, 2 mm long linear; petiole 1, 5 cm long, slender but fairly rigid supporting leaf in acute position; pinna narrowly ovate to lanceolate, apex minutely apiculate, base rounded, margin entire, up to 30 x 4 mm, dull green, (median pinna slightly larger than lateral pair) abaxially sparsely pubescent with prominant midrib, adaxially glabrous. Flowers in axillary racemes, small, cm in length, slightly pendulous. Petals dull yellow to apricot. Sepals minute, dull green, densley pubescent, persistent. Fruit: a pod, short, ovoid 7 x 3 mm, densly pubescent, style apically persistent. Seeds reniform.5
94560009 Feb 1988GL Maggs
GL Maggs
168
GL Maggs
WIND

Caprivi: Nsundwa?: S. of Schuckmannsberg:- marshy plain along river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D2 0Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 30 cm when in flower. Stem erect, slender, terete, green to brown-tinted with dense white, short, adpressed indumentum, tends to branch rigidly near apex to form bushy herb. Leaves alternate, trifoliolate; stipules paired, minute, 2 mm long, linear; petiole 1.5 cm long, slender but fairly rigid supporting leaf in acute position; pinna narrowly ovate to lanceolate, apex minutely apiculate, base rounded, margin entire, up to 30 x 4 mm, dull green, (median pinna slightly larger than lateral pair) abaxially sparsely pubescent with prominent midrib, adaxially glabrous. Flowers in axillary racemes, small, cm in length, slightly pendulous. Petals dull yellow to apricot. Sepals minute, dull green, densely pubescent, persistent. Fruit: a pod, short, ovoid, 7 x 3 mm, densely pubescent, style apically persistent. Seeds reniform.4

Total records found: 11



Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Records of: Crotalaria sphaerocarpa.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=128260, retrieved 7 May 2024

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