Crotalaria spectabilis

Crotalaria spectabilis

Crotalaria spectabilis

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 spectabilis

Name

Crotalaria spectabilis Roth, 1821

Synonyms

• Crotalaria alatipes Raf.
• Crotalaria leschenaultii Macfad.
• Crotalaria leschenaultii DC.
• Crotalaria lupiniflora Graham
• Crotalaria lupinifolia Steud.
• Crotalaria macrophylla Weinm.
• Crotalaria retzii Hitchc.
• Crotalaria sericea Retz.
• Crotalaria spectabilis subsp. parvibracteata Niyomdham

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central African Repu, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marquesas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Society Is., South Carolina, Sudan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roth, A.W. & Heyne, B. 1821. Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae orientalis: Ex collectione doct. Benj. Heynii. iv + 412 pp, Halberstadii, Sumptibus H. Vogleri. BHL Reference page. : 341.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crotalaria spectabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crotalaria spectabilis. Published online. Accessed: Nov 03 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Crotalaria spectabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2022 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crotalaria spectabilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: showy rattlebox
ไทย: มะหิ่งเม่น
中文: 紫花野百合

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