Crotalaria incana L.
subsp. purpurascens (Lam.) Milne-Redh.
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Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam
Picture: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam
Picture: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Erect, bushy perennial, up to 2 m, rarely taller. Stems with long, spreading hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets elliptic-obovate to almost round, 2.5-5 cm long, thinly hairy below. Flowers in lax terminal racemes, pale yellow with purple-brown veining. Pod 3-4.5 cm long, covered in spreading hairs. |
Type location:
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Madagascar |
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Derivation of specific name:
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incana: hoary, white |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Mostly through the eastern side of Africa and Madagascar. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Literature:
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Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 218.
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 47.
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 99 - 101.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-22
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2022).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Crotalaria incana subsp. purpurascens. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=127860, retrieved 25 May 2022
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