Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria alexandri Baker f.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 299 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 42: 299 (1914), as “alexanderi”.
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 4: 261 (1953).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Polhill, R. M. (1982). A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam 389pp Crotalaria in Africa & Madagasca

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1969 Buchanan, J. [62] Malawi K000227253 Type Yes
Pocs, T.; Björnstad, A. [[6705Ts]] Tanzania K003758608 Yes
Arnstein Lye, K. [Ly6622] Uganda K003758577 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9789] Tanzania K003758601 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44156] Tanzania K003758611 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10171] Tanzania K003758598 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4488] Kenya K003758581 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10358] Tanzania K003758606 Yes
Richards, M. [20429] Tanzania K003758603 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [3545] Kenya K003758580 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6239] Kenya K003758584 Yes
Bidgood, S.; K. Vollesen [3275] Tanzania K003758588 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1624] Uganda K003758579 Yes
Friis, I.; Hansen, O.J. [2702] Kenya K003758583 Yes
Tanner, R. [4966] Tanzania K003758593 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000412677 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2320] Tanzania K003758607 Yes
Shabani [1285] Tanzania K003758609 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1918] Tanzania K003758596 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Sitoni, D.; K. Vollesen; Whitehouse, C. [3940] Tanzania K003758586 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7970] Tanzania K003758602 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2243] Tanzania K003758595 Yes
Rwaburindore, P.K. [2251] Uganda K003758576 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10974] Tanzania K003758599 Yes
Bidgood, S.; K. Vollesen [3224] Tanzania K003758587 Yes
Bjornstad, A. [AB1837] Tanzania K003758605 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10114] Tanzania K003758600 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [6601] Tanzania K003758585 Yes
[En. Scolt] [s.n.] Kenya K003758578 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [5266] Tanzania K003758591 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44235] Tanzania K003758610 Yes
Bidgood, S.; K. Vollesen [3044] Tanzania K003758589 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [825] Tanzania K003758592 Yes
{Carter; Abdallah; Newton} [2517] Tanzania K003758590 Yes
Davis, R.M. [D200] Tanzania K003758597 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11275] Tanzania K003758594 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14357] Tanzania K003758604 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8278] Kenya K003758582 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0