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Crotalaria cylindrostachys
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Just south of Chikwenya Camp
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual 0.3‒1.2 m tall, with usually numerous hirsute ascending branches. Leaves shortly petiolate, 1-foliolate, pilose, often sparsely so, on both surfaces; stipules 4‒8 mm long, filiform. Racemes up to 17(23) cm long, dense, many-flowered; bracts 5‒7 mm long, filiform. Pod sessile, 6‒8 mm long, subglobose, densely brown villous, 2-seeded. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | cylindrostachys = cylindrical spike, referring to the shape of the inflorescence |
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| Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | FZ distribution: Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe; Angola, Tanzania |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 217. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 47. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 149. Polhill, R.M. (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 149. |
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Flora of Zambia: Crotalaria cylindrostachysFlora of Zimbabwe: Crotalaria cylindrostachys
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crotalaria cylindrostachysAfrican Plant Database: Crotalaria cylindrostachys
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crotalaria cylindrostachys
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crotalaria cylindrostachys
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crotalaria cylindrostachys
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crotalaria cylindrostachys
JSTOR Plant Science: Crotalaria cylindrostachys
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crotalaria cylindrostachys
Plants of the World Online: Crotalaria cylindrostachys
Tropicos: Crotalaria cylindrostachys
Wikipedia: Crotalaria cylindrostachys
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