Crotalaria laburnifolia

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Crotalaria laburnifolia
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Inflorescence
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species:
C. laburnifolia
Binomial name
Crotalaria laburnifolia
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Clavulium laburnifolium(L.) M.R.Almeida
    • Clavulium pedunculosumDesv.
    • Crotalaria capensisBaker
    • Crotalaria helenaeBuscal. & Muschl.
    • Crotalaria pedunculosaDesv.

Crotalaria laburnifolia, called the rattle pod, is a highly variable species of flowering plant in the genus Crotalaria , widely distributed in central, eastern and southern Africa, the Seychelles, the Indian Subcontinent, Thailand, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Java, and Queensland in Australia. [2] It has been introduced into Western Australia. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Sp. Pl.: 715 (1753)
  2. 1 2 3 "Crotalaria laburnifolia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021. Bushveld crotalaria, Rattle pod
  3. ↑ "Crotalaria laburnifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 February 2021.


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