Crotalaria trichotoma Bojer

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

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Other names:

• Crotalaria cleomoides Klotzsch [Doubtful] [461]
  
• Crotalaria thomensis Baker f. [Synonym] [461]
  
• Crotalaria usaramoensis Baker f. [Synonym] [461][1056][1290][1430]
  
• Crotalaria zanzibarica Benth. [Synonym] [461][1915]
  

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Common Names:

• Cascavelle Trois Feuilles [1941]
  
• Sonnette [1290]
  
• Tcha-tcha [1290]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • 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
• Further editing:
  • 2001-06 Tozzi AM & Flores AS
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-06 Tozzi AM & Flores AS
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1915]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Kenya [461]
  • Mozambique [461]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [461]
  • Tanzania [461]

• Asia [261] [1179] [1929] [1937] [1943] [1957]
  • China [1179]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1943]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Malaysia-ISO [1943]
  • Philippines [1943]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • Vietnam [1937]

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

• Caribbean [1056] [1290] [1430] [1790] [2157]
  • Antigua-Barbuda [1790]
  • Barbados [1790]
  • Dominica [1790]
  • Dominican Republic [1430] [2157]
  • Guadeloupe [1290] [1790]
  • Jamaica [1056] [1430]
  • Martinique [1290] [1790]
  • Puerto Rico [1430] [2157]
  • St Lucia [1790]

• Central America [2145]
  • El Salvador [2145]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1941]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• North America [2157]
  • United States [2157]

• Pacific Ocean [1289]
  • Nauru [1289]

• South America [2090] [3279]
  • Brazil [3279]
  • Peru [2090]

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Notes:

• Until recently, known under the name C.zanzibarica. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:09:01