Crotalaria pallida

Crotalaria pallida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Crotalarieae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species: Crotalaria pallida
Varieties: C. p. var. obovata

Name

Crotalaria pallida Aiton, 1789

Synonyms

• Crotalaria brownei Bertero ex DC.
• Crotalaria fertilis Delile
• Crotalaria hookeri Arn.
• Crotalaria javanica Jungh.
• Crotalaria pisiformis Guill. & Perr.
• Crotalaria siamica F.N.Williams
• Crotalaria striata DC.
• Crotalaria tinctoria Boivin ex Baill.
• Crotalaria zuccariniana D.Dietr.
• Lupinus africanus Lour.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast,, Hainan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Taiwan, Thailand Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Northern Territory, Peru, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sumatera, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Australia, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. III. Diadelphia–Cryptogamia. 547 pp., tt. 11–12. [13]. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 3:20.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crotalaria pallida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crotalaria pallida. Published online. Accessed: Nov 02 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Crotalaria pallida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crotalaria pallida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: smooth rattlebox
हिन्दी: ঝুনঝুন
മലയാളം: കിലുക്കച്ചെടി
中文: 黃野百合

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