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Crotalaria laburnoides

Scientific Name: Crotalaria laburnoides

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Crotalaria laburnoides

Crotalaria laburnoides, belonging to the genus Crotalaria, is a plant with several interesting features and a wide distribution.

Considerations for Pets

  • The provided text mentions that some species within the Crotalaria genus, including C. laburnoides, contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are substances of interest.
  • The text also mentions that the seeds of Crotalaria laburnoides have been used in studies involving rats.

Considerations for Children

  • The text mentions that some species within the Crotalaria genus, including C. laburnoides, contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are substances of interest.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Crotalaria laburnoides Klotzsch
  • Species Authority: Klotzsch
  • Family: Fabaceae (also known as Leguminosae), Subfamily Faboideae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Tracheophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonym: Crotalaria bagamoyoensis Baker f.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Crotalaria laburnoides is distributed across South and Eastern tropical Africa, including:
    • Kenya
    • Malawi
    • Mozambique
    • Somalia
    • South Africa
    • Tanzania
    • Uganda
  • The plant is found in a variety of ecological settings, including grassland, coastal bushland, sand dunes, coral outcrops, and sandy foreshores (specifically Crotalaria laburnoides var. nudicarpa). It can also be found inland, around lakesides and in similar associations.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Crotalaria is a genus of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.

Ecological Role

  • Crotalaria laburnoides var. nudicarpa thrives in grassland, coastal bushland, sand dunes, coral outcrops, and sandy foreshores.

Infra-specific Taxa

  • Crotalaria laburnoides var. nudicarpa Polhill
  • Crotalaria laburnoides var. laburnoides

Other Information

  • Symbol: CRLA18

Further Information

  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • NCBI Taxonomy checklist
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  • Tropicos
  • IPCN