Crotalaria thaumasiophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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 thaumasiophylla

Name

Crotalaria thaumasiophylla Harms, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 398 (1932).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Crotalaria gweloensis (Baker f.) Milne-Redh., Kew Bull. 15: 166 (1961)
  • Crotalaria sericifolia var. gweloensis Baker f., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 398 (1914)
  • Crotalaria variegata Welw. ex Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 19 (1871), nom. illeg. (junior homonym of Crotalaria variegata Shecut 1806).
  • Crotalaria variegata var. humpatensis Torre, Mem. Junta Invest. Ultramar, 2 Ser. 19: 45 (1960)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa DR Congo East Tropical Africa Tanzania South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mildbraed, J. (ed.) 1932. Neue und seltene Arten aus dem südlichen Ostafrika (Tanganyika-Territ. Mandat) Ieg. H. J. Schlieben. Notizblatt des Königl. botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 11(105): 393–417. DOI: 10.2307/3994735, JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Crotalaria thaumasiophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Crotalaria thaumasiophylla. Published online. Accessed: 16. Dec. 2025. Reference page.