Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria balbi Chiov.

First published in Racc. Bot.: 27 (1935)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to N. Tanzania. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Chiov., Race. Bot. Miss. Consol. Kenya: 27 (1935).

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?
Aug 16, 1975 Macdonald, J. [1076] Kenya K000058276 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Mwangangi, O.M. [62] Kenya K000058275 Yes
Apr 3, 1962 Bally, P.R.O. [5562] Kenya K000058281 Yes
Apr 3, 1962 Bogdan, A. [3364] Kenya K000058279 Yes
Faden, R.B. [337] Kenya K000058278 Yes
Leliveld, J.A.F. [62185] Kenya K000058280 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6558] Kenya K000058218 No
Robertson, S.A. [1677] Kenya K000058274 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67480] Kenya K000058277 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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