Crotalaria micans Link

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Crotalaria L.
Tribe: Crotalarieae
References: [461][1110][1243][1470][1915]

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Other names:

• Crotalaria anagyroides Kunth [Synonym] [1110][1243][1470][1721][1915][461]
  
• Crotalaria brachystachya Benth. [Synonym] [1110][1243]
  
• Crotalaria dombeyana DC. [Synonym] [1110][1243]
  
• Crotalaria stipulata Vell.Conc. [Synonym] [1243][1110]
  
• Crotalaria triphylla Vell.Conc. [Synonym] [1243][1110]
  

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Common Names:

• Cascabelitos [1110]
  
• Pine Kotalelia [2266]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-06 Tozzi AM & Flores AS
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1915] [461]
  
• Forage [1915] [461]
  
• Medicine [1110]
  
• Toxins [1919]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Zaire [461]

• Asia [261] [1179] [1914] [1929] [1937] [1943] [1957] [2073]
  • China [1179]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1937]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Laos [1937]
  • Philippines [1943]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • Thailand [2073]
  • Vietnam [1937]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [1790]
  • Dominica [1790]
  • Guadeloupe [1790]
  • Martinique [1790]
  • Montserrat [1790]
  • St Kitts-Nevis [1790]
  • St Vincent [1790]
  • Trinidad & Tobago [1790]

• Central America [1117] [1243] [1470] [1790]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1243] [1470] [1790]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1243] [1790]
  • Panama [1224] [1243]

• Indian Ocean
  • Madagascar [461]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [1949] [2265] [2266]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [2265]
  • Hawaii [1949] [2265]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Western Samoa [2265]

• South America [2090] [2233] [2285] [3284]
  • Argentina [2233]
  • Bolivia [2233]
  • Brazil [1243]
  • Colombia [1110]
  • Ecuador [2233]
  • French Guiana [2285]
  • Guyana [2285]
  • Paraguay [2233]
  • Peru [2090]
  • Surinam [2285]
  • Uruguay [3284]
  • Venezuela [461] [1243] [1470]

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Notes:

• Collected on Reunion in the 1930's; no recent collections. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:11:11