Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria hyssopifolia Klotzsch

First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 55 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. in J. Linn. Soc. 42: 286
  • Hepper in Kew Bull. 1956: 118
  • Wilczek in Fl. Congo Belge 4: 217
  • —F.T.A. 2: 24

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.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 42: 286 (1914), pro parte.
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 24 (1871), pro parte.
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 549 (1958).
  • Hepper in Kew Bulletin 11: 118 (1956)
  • Klotzsch in Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 1: 55 (1862).
  • Taub. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 205 (1895).
  • Verdoorn in Bothalia 2: 403 (1928).

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?
K. Vollesen [MRC4610] Tanzania K003758557 No
Fyffe, R. [74] Uganda K003758528 Yes
Paulo, S. [522] Kenya K003758542 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [414] Tanzania K003758553 Yes
[Mrs. Brodhurst Hill] [559] Kenya K003758540 Yes
Graham, R.M. [2026] Kenya K003758544 Yes
Dummer, R. [1381] Uganda K003758526 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1065] Uganda K003758520 Yes
Molmou, D.; Couch, C.; Oulare, I.; Diallo, M.O.; Diallo, S. [1909] Guinea K000875304 Yes
Molmou, D.; Konomou, G.; Traore, M. [1496] Guinea K000557210 Yes
Cheek, M.; Tchiam; Molmou; Soropogui [19156] Guinea K001310800 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8928] Zambia K001567137 Yes
Semsei, S.K. [Semsei2315] Tanzania K003758555 Yes
Chandler, P. [508] Uganda K003758533 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P489] Uganda K003758521 Yes
Chandler, P. [1610] Uganda K003758522 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [6728] Tanzania K003758565 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [10330K] Kenya K003758537 Yes
Hazel, C. [530] Uganda K003758527 Yes
[G. F. Garzi] [T634] Uganda K003758531 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [20434/A] Kenya K003758543 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9986B] Tanzania K003758568 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; P. Taylor [9160B] Tanzania K003758547 Yes
[G. A. B. Buzigye] [20] Uganda K003758525 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10672] Tanzania K003758548 Yes
Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2607] Kenya K003758558 Yes
Hazel, C. [407] Uganda K003758534 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9986A] Tanzania K003758567 Yes
Davis, R.M. [D199] Tanzania K003758554 Yes
Harter, K.W. [488] Uganda K003758536 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3999] Uganda K003758530 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1045] Uganda K003758518 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; P. Taylor [9160A] Tanzania K003758550 Yes
Loveridge, M.V.; Arboretum, A. [177] Uganda K003758523 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P657] Uganda K003758532 Yes
Tweedie, D.R. (Mrs) [O188] Kenya K003758541 Yes
Dummer, R. [3263] Uganda K003758517 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [6942] Tanzania K003758560 Yes
Peter, A. [k638] Tanzania K003758551 Yes
{Mrs. Broadhurst Hill} [184] Kenya K003758539 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6075] Tanzania K000468350 Yes
Rodgers, W.A. [1045] Tanzania K003758562 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [893] Uganda K003758519 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Sitoni, D.; K. Vollesen; Whitehouse, C. [3737] Tanzania K003758561 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9986C] Tanzania K003758566 Yes
Whyte, A. [D2] Kenya K003758545 Yes
Chandler, P. [69] Uganda K003758535 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K635] Tanzania K003758552 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [7599] Tanzania K003758559 Yes
Gilbert; Mesfin [6774] Kenya K003758546 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5861] Tanzania K000468564 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [6972] Tanzania K003758564 Yes
Shabani [860] Tanzania K003758556 Yes
Stolz, A. [1288] Tanzania K003758549 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K003758538 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2611] Uganda K003758529 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; P. Taylor [9160] Tanzania K003758563 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9986] Tanzania K003758569 Yes

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    • '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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