Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria calycina Schrank

First published in Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac.: t. 12 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Mali, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Ansari, A.A. & Chauhan, V. (2020). Crotalaria L. in India: A supplement: 1-152. M/S Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
  • Balslav, H. & Chantaranothai, P. (2018). Flora of Thailand 4(3.1): 221-371. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ninkaew, S. & al. (2017). Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae) in continental Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 320: 1-74.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. in J. Linn. Soc. 42: 271 (1914)
  • Chev. Bot. 168
  • Wilczek in Fl. Congo Belge 4: 84, t. 4.
  • —F.T.A. 2: 15

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ninkaew, S. & al. (2017). Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae) in continental Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 320: 1-74.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 42: 271 (1914).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 15 (1871).
  • DC., Prodr. 2: 129 (1825).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 182 (1952).
  • Harms in A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3 (1): 549 (1915).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 547 (1958).
  • Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 29: 51 (1872).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 1: 271 (1948).
  • Schrank, Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac., t. 12 (1817).
  • Taub. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 204 (1895).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 32 (1962).
  • Verdoorn in Bothalia 2: 415 (1928).
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 4: 84, t. 4 (1953).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Jain, S. K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany
  • Niyomdham, C. (1978). Thai Forest Bulletin (Bot.) 11:105-181 Crotalaria in Thailand
  • Polhill, R. M. (1982). A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam 389pp Crotalaria in Africa & Madagasca
  • Senaratna, L. K. (2001). A check list of the flowering plants of Sri Lanka. Colombo.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1919 Wight; Wallich. [s.n.] India K000591074 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, T. [371] India K003784415 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12622] India K003784399 Yes
Gould, B.J. [838] Bhutan K003784412 Yes
Clark, C.B. [11276A] India K003784397 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [5132] Ghana K:SPC-11452.000 No
Faulkner, H.G. [165] Mozambique K003024639 Yes
Patel, I.H. [891] Malawi K003024646 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003784414 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18372] India K003784401 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2591] India K003784369 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Venugopal, N.; Jayaseelan [18709] India K003784404 Yes
Wood, J.J. [s.n.] India K003784368 Yes
s.coll. [9525] Angola K003024656 Yes
Bourne [5528] India K003784392 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3146] Zambia K003024650 Yes
Schlechterianae [12210] Mozambique K003024643 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15138] India K003784391 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India K003784406 Yes
Herb Wight [[204]] India K003784381 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14615] India K003784387 Yes
s.coll. [655] India K003784410 Yes
[Aricher] [s.n.] India K003784386 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15979] India K003784382 Yes
Bourne [3623] India K003784390 Yes
Barber, C.A. [1295] India K003784385 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [14263] Zambia K003024644 Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K000217193 Yes
s.coll. [5570] India K003784374 Yes
Perrotet [252] India K003784394 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17428] India K003784402 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [20669A] India K003784367 Yes
{Welw.} [s.n.] Angola K003024654 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1951] India K003784375 Yes
s.coll. [4611] India K003784370 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [13735] India K003784379 Yes
Perrotet [251] India K003784393 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [13353] India K003784398 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F988] Zambia K003024653 Yes
Bourne [3623] India K003784389 Yes
Linley, K. [120] Zambia K003024651 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] India K003784376 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [5] K003784407 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1142] India K003784373 Yes
s.coll. [[1142]] India K003784372 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Kwatha, R.B. [3120] Malawi K003024645 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1733] Zambia K003024647 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Pope, G.V.; Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3132] Zambia K003024648 Yes
Madden [371] India K003784377 Yes
s.coll. [371] India K003784413 Yes
Gray's, C. [s.n.] India K003784403 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9386] India K003784417 Yes
[Dr Asnat] [s.n.] K003784405 Yes
Sedgwick, L.J. [6238] India K003784378 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F2242] Zambia K003024652 Yes
s.coll. [5569] India K003784371 Yes
Schmidle, W. [s.n.] India K003784396 Yes
Gough, V. [554] India K003784395 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27393] India K003784408 Yes
{Monteiro; Mrs. Monteiro} [s.n.] Angola K003024655 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [165] Mozambique K003024640 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K003784409 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [s.n.] India K003784388 Yes
Beddome, R.H. [31] K003784416 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15498] India K003784400 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [165] Mozambique K003024641 Yes
Macaulay (Mrs.) [1017] Zambia K003024649 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000217195 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31795] India K003784411 Yes
Mendonça, F.A. [707] Mozambique K003024642 Yes
Herb Wight [209] India K003784380 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5408] Crotalaria crinita K001120813 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5364] Burma Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120689 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5364] Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120686 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5364] Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120687 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5364] India Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120681 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5364] Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120701 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5364] Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120683 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5364] Burma Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120688 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5364] India Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120684 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5364] Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120682 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5364] Nepal Crotalaria roxburghiana K001120685 Unknown Type Material Yes

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