Crotalaria incana L.
subsp. purpurascens (Lam.) Milne-Redh.

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Crotalaria incana subsp. purpurascens

Picture: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

Crotalaria incana subsp. purpurascens

Picture: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

Crotalaria incana subsp. purpurascens

Picture: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

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Status: Native
Description:
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:
Madagascar
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: incana: hoary, white
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Worldwide distribution: Mostly through the eastern side of Africa and Madagascar.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N
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Literature:

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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crotalaria incana
African Plant Database: Crotalaria incana
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JSTOR Plant Science: Crotalaria incana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crotalaria incana
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Tropicos: Crotalaria incana
Wikipedia: Crotalaria incana


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 incana subsp. purpurascens.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=127860, retrieved 29 March 2024

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