Crotalaria anisophylla (Hiern) Welw. ex Baker f.

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Crotalaria anisophylla

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare

Crotalaria anisophylla

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare

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Synonyms: Crotalaria hislopii Corbishley
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Status: Native
Description:
Erect annual herb, up to 50 cm; lower branches often procumbent. Leaves simple, linear to linear-lanceolate, blue-green. Flowers blue to violet. Pods swollen, blue green.
Type location:
Angola
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lk,S
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Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11.

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) Page 119.

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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: Crotalaria anisophylla.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=127560, retrieved 28 March 2024

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