Crotalaria trichotoma Bojer GRIN-Global

Taxon: Crotalaria trichotoma Bojer

Summary

Genus:

Crotalaria

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Crotalarieae

Nomen number:

409797

Place of publication:

Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 4:265. 1835

Verified:

05/04/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

17 (17 active, 5 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Crotalaria usaramoensis Baker f.
Crotalaria zanzibarica Benth.

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Reference(s)

Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. Flores des Mascareignes. 1976-
Du Puy, D. J. et al. The Leguminosae of Madagascar. 2002
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:107-108.
Holland, T. H. 1924. Some green manures and cover plants. Leaft. Dept. Agric. Ceylon 30:1-6.
Isely, D. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). 1998
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. 2003
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist. 2004
Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist. 1994
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994

Common names

English
curara-pea –
Spanish
cascabel vivaz –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
2	Cultivated

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	soil improver		Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409797. Accessed 9 January 2025.