Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria phillipsiae Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 213 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Djibouti to N. Kenya. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • 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

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 42: 371 (1914).
  • Bak. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1895: 213 (1895).

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?
Jan 1, 1978 Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1151] Kenya K000058604 No
Jan 1, 1978 Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1598] Kenya K000058605 No
Jan 1, 1978 Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1505] Kenya K000058603 Yes
Feb 1, 1965 Gillet JB [13879] Kenya K000058573 No
White, M. [123] Somalia K003754606 Yes
Godding, H.C. [146] Somalia K003754607 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Dahir, A.M. [7505] Somalia K003754604 Yes
Lort Phillips, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000412709 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thulin, M.; Mohamed, B.A. [6755] Somalia K003754602 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [9881A] Somalia K003754610 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ermias, D. [8446] Ethiopia K003754615 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Sebsebe, D. [8588] Ethiopia K003754614 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Sebsebe, D. [8635] Ethiopia K003754613 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [25033] Somalia K003754600 Yes
Lort Phillips [K70] Somalia K003754611 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.M. [6459] Somalia K003754603 Yes
Thomson, D. [34] Somalia K003754608 Yes
Rippstein, G. [797] Ethiopia K003754612 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [3356b] Ethiopia K003754617 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mohamed, B.A. [7609] Somalia K003754605 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.B. [420] Ethiopia K003754616 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4862] Somalia K003754609 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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