Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria cylindrocarpa DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 133 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. in J. Linn. Soc. 42: 414
  • Wilczek in Fl. Congo Belge 4: 126.
  • —F.T.A. 2: 40

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 42: 414 (1914).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 40 (1871).
  • DC., Prodr. 2: 133 (1825).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 548 (1958).
  • Polhill in Kew Bulletin 22: 224 (1968).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 75 (1962).
  • Verdoorn in Bothalia 2: 383 (1928).
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 4: 126 (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?
Meikle, R.D. [941] Nigeria K:SPC-11453.000 No
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13088] Cameroon K003198368 Yes
Reekmans, M. [10591] Burundi K003198375 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [10456] Cameroon K003198365 Yes
Fries [801] K000227451 Type Yes
Fay, J.M. [4770] Central African Republic K003198371 Yes
Schmitz [5488] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003198374 Yes
Roger [28] Senegal K000412925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Letouzey, R. [6789] Cameroon K003198366 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3462] Central African Republic K003198370 Yes
Quarre, P. [1300] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003198373 Yes
Michael Fay, J. [1868] Central African Republic K003198369 Yes
Flamigni [[4240]] K003198372 Yes
Letouzey, R. [7988] Cameroon K003198367 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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  • 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.
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    • 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