Crotalaria aculeata De Wild.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Crotalaria L.
Tribe: Crotalarieae
References: [461]

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Weed [1915]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [461]
  • Burundi [461]
  • Ethiopia [461]
  • Malawi [461]
  • Rwanda [461]
  • Sudan [461]
  • Tanzania [461]
  • Uganda [461]
  • Zaire [461]
  • Zambia [461]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Madagascar [461] [1915]

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Notes:

• 2 subspp., aculeata & claessensii (Polhill 1982, ref.461).
  
• One collection by MaŚtre exists labelled from 'Bourbon'(old name for Reunion). [1915]
  
• Most MaŚtre collections labelled 'Bourbon' are from Madagascar (Polhill,1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:10:16