Crotalaria quinquefolia L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Crotalaria L.
Tribe: Crotalarieae
References: [1056][1914][1915][2235]

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Common Names:

• Sen [2157]
  
• Sonnette [1290]
  
• Tcha-tcha [1290]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1919]
  
• Toxins [1919]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [261] [1914] [1937] [1943] [1957]
  • Cambodia [1937]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1943]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Laos [1937]
  • Malaysia-ISO [1943]
  • Philippines [1937]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Thailand [1937]
  • Vietnam [1937]

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

• Caribbean [1056] [1102] [1290] [1409] [1790] [2157]
  • Antigua-Barbuda [1056] [1790] [2157]
  • Barbados [1790]
  • Cuba [1056] [1102] [1409] [2157]
  • Dominican Republic [1056] [2157]
  • Guadeloupe [1056] [1290] [2157]
  • Haiti [1056]
  • Jamaica [1056] [2157]
  • Martinique [1056] [1290] [2157]
  • Trinidad & Tobago [1056] [2157]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [2235] [2265]
  • Fiji [2265]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Samoa-JML [2265]
  • Solomon Is [261] [2265]
  • Vanuatu [2265]

• South America [2285]
  • Guyana [2285]
  • Surinam [1408]

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Notes:

• Native of South East Asia and Australia. [1056]
  
• Naturalised on Mauritius in the first part of the 1800's; no recent records. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:54:51