Crotalaria verrucosa L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Crotalaria L.
Tribe: Crotalarieae
References: [1290][1915][1179][1941][453][1110][1056][461]

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Other names:

• Anisanthera hastata Raf. [Synonym] [1110][1243]
  
• Anisanthera versicolor Raf. [Synonym] [1243][1110]
  
• Crotalaria acuminata (DC.)G.Don [Synonym] [1110][1179][1243]
  
• Crotalaria angulosa Lam. [Synonym] [1110][1179][1243][1290][1510]
  
• Crotalaria arnottiana Benth. [Synonym] [1510]
  
• Crotalaria caerulea Jacq. [Synonym] [1290][1243][1110]
  
• Crotalaria coerulea Jacq. [Synonym] [1510]
  
• Crotalaria coerulea Beddome [Synonym] [1110]
  
• Crotalaria flexuosa Moench [Synonym] [1110][1243]
  
• Crotalaria hastata Steudel [Synonym] [1110][1243]
  
• Crotalaria mollis J.A.Weinm. [Synonym] [1179]
  
• Crotalaria paramariboensis Miq. [Synonym] [1290][1408][1110]
  
• Crotalaria semperflorens Vent. [Synonym] [1510]
  
• Crotalaria verrucosa L. Var. acuminata DC. [Synonym] [1110][1243]
  
• Crotalaria wallichiana Wight & Arn. [Synonym] [1510]
  
• Phaseolus bulai Blanco [Synonym] [1510][1110]
  
• Quirosia anceps Blanco [Synonym] [1110]
  

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Common Names:

• Blue Rattlesnake [1430]
  
• Blue Rattleweed [1056]
  
• Cascabelillo [1409]
  
• Cascabelito [1110]
  
• Cascavelle … Fleurs Bleues [1915]
  
• Cascavelle Bleu [1941]
  
• Chochito [1110]
  
• Crotalaria Lengua de Vaca [1430]
  
• Pois-zombi [1290]
  
• Purple Popbush [1790]
  
• Purple Rattlebox [2153]
  
• Shack-shack [1790]
  
• Sonnette Bleu [1290]
  
• Sweet Pea [453]
  
• Tcha-tcha Bleu [1290]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• 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
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-06 Tozzi AM & Flores AS
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1915] [2265] [461]
  
• Weed [1915] [2968]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Sierra Leone [212]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Uganda [210]

• Asia [1914] [1929] [1937] [1943] [2073]
  • Cambodia [1937]
  • China [1914]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1943]
  • Laos [1937]
  • Malaysia-ISO [1943]
  • Myanmar [1914]
  • Philippines [1943]
  • Sri Lanka [461]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • Thailand [2073]
  • Vietnam [1937]

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

• Caribbean [453] [1056] [1290] [1339] [1409] [1430] [1790] [2153] [2157]
  • Anguilla [1790]
  • Bahamas [1409] [2153]
  • Barbados [1790]
  • Cayman Is [453] [1056]
  • Cuba [1409]
  • Dominica [1790]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Grenada [1790]
  • Guadeloupe [1290] [1790]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Jamaica [1056] [1339]
  • Martinique [1290] [1790]
  • Montserrat [1790]
  • Netherlands Leeward Is [1790]
  • Puerto Rico [1430]
  • St Kitts-Nevis [1790]
  • St Lucia [1790]
  • St Martin-St Barthelemy [1790]
  • St Vincent [1790]

• Central America
  • Belize [1242] [1645]
  • Costa Rica [1645] [1658]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Nicaragua [1645]
  • Panama [1224] [1243] [1645]

• Indian Ocean [461] [1915] [1941]
  • Aldabra [1941]
  • Madagascar [461]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• North America
  • United States [1110] [1409] [1431]

• Pacific Ocean [2265] [2266] [2968]
  • New Zealand(North) [2265]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Society Is [2265] [2968]
  • Western Samoa [2265]

• South America [2285]
  • Brazil [1414]
  • Colombia [1110] [1645]
  • French Guiana [1408]
  • Guyana [2285]
  • Surinam [2285]

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Notes:

• Native of Asia. [1790]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:11:14