Crotalaria lukafuensis De Wild.

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Crotalaria lukafuensis

Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2013
Photo: Lari Merret

Crotalaria lukafuensis

Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2013
Photo: Lari Merret

Crotalaria lukafuensis

Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2013
Photo: Lari Merret

Crotalaria lukafuensis

Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2013
Photo: Lari Merret

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Synonyms: Crotalaria pseudo-descampsii Baker f.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial, developing a slender rhizomatous rootstock, but flowering from first year of growth; stems erect, 25‒70 cm tall, branching above, densely spreading pilose, the hairs 1‒2 mm long. Leaves almost all 3-foliolate, uppermost grading to bracts. Racemes sessile, short, dense, 12‒30-flowered.
Type location:
DRC, Katanga
Notes: Few records, but widespread.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Miombo woodland
Altitude range: 1200 - 1350 m
Flowering time:Mar - Apr
Worldwide distribution: Zambia, DRC (Katanga)
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Mc
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status: Lower Risk - least concern
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Content last updated: Tuesday 19 September 2017
Literature:

Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 199.

Polhill, R.M. (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 199.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crotalaria lukafuensis
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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 lukafuensis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=198090, retrieved 28 March 2024

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