Crotalaria senegalensis
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By road 219 from Caia to Chupanga
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By road 219 from Caia to Chupanga
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By road 219 from Caia to Chupanga
Photo: Mark Hyde
By road 219 from Caia to Chupanga
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| Synonyms: |
Crotalaria karongensis Baker Crotalaria maxillaris sensu J.G. Baker Crotalaria uncinella Lam. var. senegalensis Pers. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual, erect or spreading, 0.3 - 1 m tall. Leaves 3-foliolate: leaflets 2-6.5 × 0.6-2.5 cm, elliptic-oblong but varying from lanceolate to elliptic, appressed-pubescent beneath; petiole 1.5-5 cm long; stipules 1-3 mm long, linear-subulate. Racemes 12-45 cm long, laxly 16-40-flowered. Calyx: upper lobes with a persistent excentric tip. Standard bright yellow, ageing reddish; keel with a narrow twisted beak. Pod 1-1.7 cm long, oblong-ellipsoid, 6-16-seeded. |
| Type location: |
Senegal |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | senegalensis: of Senegal |
| Habitat: | Woodland and grassland, in disturbed places, usually on sand. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 50 - 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Savanna regions of northern tropical Africa, then from Ethiopia southwards to Tanzania and the Flora Zambesiaca area; also Angola and the DRC. |
| FZ divisions: | N,T,MS |
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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 5 September 2017 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. 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 176 - 177. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 63. |
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