Crotalaria insignis Polhill

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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: insignis: handsome, decorative
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Worldwide distribution: Border Mts of Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Zimbabwe distribution: E
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Endemic status: Near Endemic
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 291. (Includes a picture).

Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 85.

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 90 - 91. (Includes a picture).

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94.


Other sources of information about Crotalaria insignis:

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Flora of Mozambique: Crotalaria insignis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crotalaria insignis
African Plant Database: Crotalaria insignis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crotalaria insignis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crotalaria insignis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crotalaria insignis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Crotalaria insignis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crotalaria insignis
JSTOR Plant Science: Crotalaria insignis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crotalaria insignis
Plants of the World Online: Crotalaria insignis
Tropicos: Crotalaria insignis
Wikipedia: Crotalaria insignis


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Crotalaria insignis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=127870, retrieved 15 October 2024

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