Crotalaria cylindrica subsp. cylindrica
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Eritrea to Kenya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Crotalaria cylindrica var. pusilla Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 401 (1908 publ. 1907)
- Crotalaria nigrescens Chiov. in Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 61 (1939)
- Crotalaria tigrensis Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 36 (1871)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
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.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0