Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria stipularia Desv.

First published in J. Bot. Agric. 3: 76 (1814)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Leeward Is., Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Ghana, India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ansari, A.A. & Chauhan, V. (2020). Crotalaria L. in India: A supplement: 1-152. M/S Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
  • Avendaño, N. (2011). Revisión taxonómica del género Crotalaria L. (Faboideae-Crotalarieae) en Venezuela. Acta botanica Venezuelica 34: 13-78.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Silva Flores, A. & De Azevedo Tozzi, A.M.G. (2018). A synopsis of the genus Crotalaria (Leguminosae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 346: 31-58.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ansari, A.A. & Chauhan, V. (2020). Crotalaria L. in India: A supplement: 1-152. M/S Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
  • Avendaño, N. (2011). Revisión taxonómica del género Crotalaria L. (Faboideae-Crotalarieae) en Venezuela. Acta botanica Venezuelica 34: 13-78.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Fournet, J. (1978). Flore illustree des phanerogames de Guadeloupe & Martinique
  • Lewis, G. P. (1987). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia
  • Liogier, A. H. (1988). Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
  • Steyermark, J. A. & Huber, O. (1978). Flora del Avila 514-565 Leguminosae (Fabaceae)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2009 Mendonça, R.C.; Silva, M.A.; Cardoso, E.; Oliveira, N.R.; Sousa, N.G. [3902] Brazil K000893354 Yes
Jan 31, 2008 Hatschbach, G.G.; Schinini, A. [70937] Brazil K000893353 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; McRobb, A.; Arroyo, L.; Arbelaez, A. [1373] Bolivia K000295457 No
Jun 1, 1995 Irwin, H.S.; Anderson, W.R.; Stieber, M.; Lee, E.Y.T. [34806] Brazil K000893361 Yes
May 1, 1995 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.; Amorim, A.; Sant'Ana, S.; Jardim, J. [9865] Brazil K000187737 No
Mar 1, 1983 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M. [712] Brazil K000187742 Yes
Mar 1, 1983 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M. [712] Brazil K000187741 No
Aug 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22161] Brazil K000187743 No
Aug 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22161] Brazil K000187740 No
Jan 1, 1981 Irwin, H.S.; Onishi, E.; Fonsêca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [25160] Brazil K000893360 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Allen, C. [195] Colombia K001475783 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Ule, E. [8158] Brazil K000893340 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner [3096] Brazil K000893333 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Burchell [6797] Brazil K000893344 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner [5984] Brazil K000893334 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner, G. [968] Brazil K000187736 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Pohl [s.n.] Brazil K000893350 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Leitão Filho, H.F.; Gibbs, P.; Semir, J. [1638] Brazil K000893351 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner, G. [959] Brazil K000187735 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Burchell [6797] Brazil K000893345 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Burchell [6849-2] Brazil K000893343 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000893335 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Brazil K000893339 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Burchell [6694-2] Brazil K000893342 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Burchell [7060-3] Brazil K000893341 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Swainson [s.n.] Brazil K000893336 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000893332 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Lankester, C.H. [2] Brazil K000893349 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner [3646] Brazil K000893338 Yes
Nov 20, 1978 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [3804] Brazil K000893346 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Irwin, H.S.; Onishi, E.; Fonseca, S.F., da; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [26043] Brazil K000893363 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3487] Brazil K000893348 Yes
Feb 1, 1936 Drouet, F. [2506] Brazil K000893347 Yes
Falcao, J.I.; Egler, W.A.; Pereira, E. [877] Brazil K000187738 Yes
Harley, R.M. [20435] Brazil K000893355 Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; McRobb, A.; Arroyo, L.; Roth, C. [1461b] Bolivia K000295379 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6146] Brazil K000893358 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1693] Brazil K000893359 Yes
Hage, J.L.; Santos, T.S.; Barreto, L.A.S. [1715] Brazil K000187739 No
Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3358] Brazil K000187992 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [2075] Brazil K000893337 Yes
Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [2860] Brazil K000187991 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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