Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria subcapitata De Wild.

First published in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 186 (1903)
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:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

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.
  • 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: 378 (1914).
  • De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 186 (1903).
  • Polhffl in Kew Bulletin 22: 274 (1968).
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 4: 183 (1953).

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?
May 2, 2024 Banks, H. [85] Cameroon K001422083 No
Oct 1, 2003 Ghogue, J.-P. [1089] Cameroon K000746602 No
Oct 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [405] Cameroon K000746595 No
Dec 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [751] Cameroon K000338554 No
Sep 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9432] Cameroon K000027486 No
Jan 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9740] Cameroon K000338556 No
Aug 1, 1998 Onana, J.-M. [522] Cameroon K000338555 No
Jul 1, 1998 Munyenyembe, P. [734] Cameroon K000338553 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [285] Cameroon K000381299 No
Jan 1, 1976 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8603] Cameroon K000087251 No
Jan 1, 1965 Carson, A. [120] Zambia K000412597 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Preuss, P.R. [625] Cameroon K000086899 No
Jan 1, 1965 Maitland, T.D. [1467] Cameroon K000086898 No
Jan 1, 1965 Maitland, T.D. [1467] Cameroon K000086891 No
Jan 1, 1965 Stolz, A. [217] Tanzania K000412624 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Stolz, A. [217] Tanzania K000412623 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Hepper, F.N. [1998] Cameroon K000086890 No
Jan 1, 1965 Maitland, T.D. [812] Cameroon K000086905 No
Jan 1, 1965 Nicholson, J.G. [s.n.] Zambia K000412598 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Maitland, T.D. [1192] Cameroon K000086903 No
Jan 1, 1965 Rogers, F.A. [10978] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000412791 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Maitland, T.D. [1192] Cameroon K000086904 No
Jan 1, 1965 Egbuta, L., U. [3766] Cameroon K000086895 No
Jan 1, 1965 Quarré, P. [3044] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000412793 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Quarré, P. [3044] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000412792 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28481] Cameroon K000086896 No
Mildbraed G.W.J. [10236] Cameroon K000461713 No
Boughey, A.S. [11572] Cameroon K000086900 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8784] Zambia K001567166 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5877] Tanzania K000468548 Yes
Brunt, M.A. [806] Cameroon K000086901 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6393] Tanzania K000468032 Yes
Satabie, B. [38] Cameroon K000087253 No
Bauer, P.J. [115] Cameroon K000087028 No
Satabie, B. [25] Cameroon K000087252 No
Satabie, B. [170] Cameroon K000087254 No
Satabie, B. [48] Cameroon K000087255 No

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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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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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  • 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

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0