Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria fascicularis Polhill

First published in Kew Bull. 22: 307 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to Kenya. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda

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

  • Polhill in Kew Bulletin 22: 307, fig. 31 (1968).

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?
Apr 1, 1965 Blake [6918] Kenya K000058690 No
Apr 1, 1965 Gillet JB [13953] Kenya K000058696 No
Apr 1, 1965 Dowson, W.J. [s.n.] Kenya K000058695 No
Apr 1, 1965 Champion, A.N. [s.n.] Kenya K000058694 No
Apr 1, 1965 Oteke, J. [63] Kenya K000058685 No
Apr 1, 1965 Adamson, J. [3913] Kenya K000058688 No
Apr 1, 1965 Kerfoot, O. [2622] Kenya K000058689 No
Tweedie [4290] Kenya K000058693 No
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7019] Kenya K000058692 No
Leakey, D.G.B. [19] Kenya K000058686 No
Polhill, E. [20] Kenya K000058687 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Gatheri, G.W.; Gachathi, F.N. [5123] Kenya K000058683 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gatheri, G.W.; Gachathi, F.N. [5137] Kenya K000058684 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6971] Kenya K000058691 No

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