Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria shirensis (Baker f.) Milne-Redh.

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 159 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to South Sudan and S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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

  • Milne-Redh. in Kew Bulletin 15: 159 (1961).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 26 (1962).

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?
Oct 16, 1957 Buchanan, J. [57] Malawi K000227369 Type Yes
Merrett, L. [LM 655] Zambia K003024593 Yes
Pawek, J. [9755] Malawi K003024580 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [11271] Zambia K003024611 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6128] Burundi K003199062 Yes
Pawek, J. [6709] Malawi K003024591 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. (Miss) [750] Zambia K003024613 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [9410] Zambia K003024614 Yes
Pawek, J. [2341] Malawi K003024589 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [18344] Malawi K003024581 Yes
Pawek, J. [14057A] Malawi K003024583 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Patel, I.H.; Tawakali, E. [18570] Malawi K003024584 Yes
Pawek, J. [8377] Malawi K003024587 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11380] Malawi K003024578 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [1075] Zambia K003024609 Yes
Pawek, J. [6614] Malawi K003024592 Yes
Pawek, J. [11087] Malawi K003024579 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3525] Zambia K003024603 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6391] Zambia K003024601 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6120] Burundi K003199061 Yes
Zambia, N.B.; Harder, D.K.; Luwiika, B.; Nawa, M.M. [670] Zambia K003024595 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi K003199059 Yes
Reekmans, M. [525] Burundi K003199058 Yes
[Elaw] [357] Malawi K003024590 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F7737] Zambia K003024605 Yes
Pawek [4657] Malawi K003024577 Yes
King, A.E. [333] Zambia K003024600 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [1300] Zimbabwe K003024616 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6194] Burundi K003199063 Yes
Pawek, J. [2041A] Malawi K003024588 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9115] Burundi K003199064 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [692] Zambia K003024599 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5029] Zambia K003024606 Yes
Moriarty, A. [535] Malawi K003024582 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6637] Zambia K003024602 Yes
Webster, M.M. [703] Zambia K003024615 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [9001] Malawi K003024585 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [4726] Zambia K003024610 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12762A] Zambia K003024598 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [12746] Zambia K003024594 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [393] Cameroon K003199057 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [10307] Malawi K003024586 Yes
s.coll. [1702] Burundi K003199060 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4673] Zambia K003024607 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [16268] Zambia K003024597 Yes
Reekmans, M. [10327] Burundi K003199065 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [440b] Cameroon K003199056 Yes
Chisumpa, S.M. [691] Zambia K003024596 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2749] Zambia K003024608 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3415] Zambia K003024604 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [11293] Zambia K003024612 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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