Crotalaria sphaerocarpa subsp. sphaerocarpa
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Crotalaria cernua Schinz in Mém. Herb. Boissier 1: 127 (1900)
- Crotalaria cernua f. latifolia Schinz ex Baker f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 297 (1914)
- Crotalaria nubica Benth. in London J. Bot. 2: 581 (1843)
- Crotalaria nutans Welw. ex Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 24 (1871)
- Crotalaria sphaerocarpa var. angustifolia Hochst. ex Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 58 (1898)
- Crotalaria sphaerocarpa var. grandiflora Schweinf. ex Baker f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 290 (1914)
- Crotalaria sphaerocarpa var. lanceolata Schinz in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 160 (1888)
- Crotalaria sphaerocarpa var. pubescens Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 59 (1898)
- Crotalaria sphaerocarpa var. schweinfurthii Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 59 (1898)
- Crotalaria squarrosa Schinz in Mém. Herb. Boissier 1: 130 (1900)
- Crotalaria squarrosa var. dinteri Baker f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 292 (1914)
- Crotalaria truncata Schinz in Mém. Herb. Boissier 1: 130 (1900), nom. illeg.
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
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
- Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock, A.A. [3766], Tanzania | Crotalaria nubica | 15679.000 | No | ||
| Welwitsch [1907] | Crotalaria nutans | K000227364 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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