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Crotalaria pallida
pallida
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Leopard Rock Golf Course, Vumba
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Leopard Rock Golf Course, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Crotalaria mucronata Desv. Crotalaria striata DC. |
| Common names: | Broad-leaved rattlepod (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Probably introduced |
| Description: |
Erect, robust herb, often well-branched and shrubby, up to 2 m. Leaves 3-foliolate with elliptic to obovate leaflets, appressed puberulous below. Flowers in dense erect, spike-like inflorescences, pale lemon-yellow. Pods inflated, pendent, up to 5 cm. See Crotalaria rogersii for comparison. |
| Notes: | Widely cultivated as green manure and fodder crop. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Roadsides and disturbed ground |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | A pantropical species. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 21 March 2006 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 156. as Crotalaria pallida 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 135 - 136. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 26. |
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