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Synonyms: |
Crotalaria buchananii Baker f. Crotalaria randii Baker f. |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect annual 5‒40 cm tall, developing ascending branches from near the base, stem slender, densely ± spreading pilose. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets 5‒15 x 1‒5 mm, linear-oblanceolate, acute to rounded and apiculate, almost always pilose on both surfaces, petiole 3‒6 mm long; stipules 0. Racemes up to 1(3) cm long, with most of the flowers clustered in many of the axils below; bracts 2‒4 mm long, linear; bracteoles 0. Calyx 2.5‒5 mm long, densely hairy; lobes narrowly triangular, 2‒2.5 times as long as the tube. Standard oblong-obovate, pale yellow, marked red at base inside, reddish veined and densely pubescent outside; wings a little shorter the the keel, keel 4‒5.6 mm long, angular, with a narrow twisted beak. Pod sessile, 4‒5 x 3‒3.5 mm, shortly oblong-ellipsoid, pilose, 7‒12-seeded. Seeds 1‒1.5 mm across. |
Type location: |
Kenya |
Notes: | Red data list status: Widespread: Least concern |
Derivation of specific name: | |
Habitat: | Disturbed places in open miombo woodland or short grassland. |
Altitude range: | 500 - 1750 m |
Flowering time: | Mar - Apr |
Worldwide distribution: | Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, southern Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C,E,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,C,Lk,S |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 23 August 2017 |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 217. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 46. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 224 - 225. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 57. Polhill, R.M. (1982). Crotalaria in Africa and Madagascar. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. Pages 367 - 368. (Includes a picture). Polhill, R.M. (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 224 - 225. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94. |
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