Crotalaria quinquefolia Linnaeus (1753: 716)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.320.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13701017 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A587D8-FF85-FF89-FF37-EDF8C828FE08 |
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Felipe |
scientific name |
Crotalaria quinquefolia Linnaeus (1753: 716) |
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35. Crotalaria quinquefolia Linnaeus (1753: 716) View in CoL . Type:— INDIA. Linnean Herbarium 895/38 (LINN microfiche).
Herb, erect, 0.7–1.5 m high; young branches angular, white pubescent. Leaves digitately (4–)5-foliolate. Stipules narrowly linear, 2–4 mm long, persistent. Petioles 1.5–5.7 cm long, brown pubescent. Petiolules 0.2–1 mm long. Leaflets oblong or oblanceolate, 1.3–9 × 0.3–1.5 cm, base cuneate, apex obtuse or emarginate, margin entire, glabrous upper, silvery pubescent lower; lateral veins 4–10 pairs, inconspicuous. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, open racemes, 4–22 cm long; peduncle 2–10 cm long, silvery pubescent. Bracts deflexed, lanceolate, 8–1.2 × 1.8–2 mm, persistent. Pedicels 7–10 mm long, glabrous. Bracteoles inserted on the pedicel, narrowly linear, 0.5–2 mm long, persistent. Calyx 9–11 mm long, campanulate, bilabiate; tube 5–6 mm long; lobes triangular, 4–5 mm long, glabrous inside, silvery pubescent outside. Corolla yellow. Standard: claw 2–3 mm long, white tomentose above and along the margin, glabrous below; blade obovate, 14–15 × 15–17 mm, base cuneate, apex rounded, margin glabrous. Wings: claw 5–6 mm long, white tomentose at the apex above, glabrous below, margin white puberulous; blade elliptic or ovate, 12–14 × 9.5–10 mm, base oblique, apex obtuse, margin glabrous. Keel: claw 4.5–5 mm long, white tomentose above and along the margin, glabrous below; blade ovate, 10–11 × 8–8.5 mm, beak spirally twisted, base oblique white tomentose, apex attenuate, margin white puberulous. Stamens: filaments fused for proximal 10–13 mm, free for distal 5–8 mm; anthers either narrowly linear, 2–2.5 mm long or oblong, 0.8–1 mm long. Ovary with 3–3.5 mm long stipe, oblong, 6.5–7 mm long, glabrous; style 12–13 mm long, white pubescent in two lines along the distal edge. Pods with 7–10 mm long stipe, oblong, 4.7–5.5 × 1.5–2 cm, brown, glabrous. Seeds reniform, 4–5 × 3–3.5 mm, brown.
Representative specimens: — CAMBODIA. Battambang: Thmor Pouk , 22 October 1927, Poilane 14335 ( P) . Kampong Cham: November 1921, Evrard 715 ( P) . LAOS. Bokeo: 19 October 1928, Poilane 16024 ( P) . Bolikhamsai: Paksan , 24 September 1955, Malahide 84 ( SING) . Salavan: Kouang Si , October 1928, Poilane 16254 ( L, P) . MYANMAR. Amarapura (Umerapoora): 1826, Wallich 5429 ( K) . SINGAPORE. Kranji: 1893, Ridley 515 ( SING) . Seletar : June 1919, Burkill 4345 ( SING) . THAILAND. Bangkok: Bang Khen , 28 February 1998, Umpai 54 ( BK) . Chai Nat: Nakhon Sawan-Chai Nat km. 193, 15 December 1999, Sasirat 154 ( QBG) . Chon Buri: Bangsean , 15 January 1957, Srisuvanatack 17 ( BCU) . Loei: Phu Kradueng National Park , 18August 1951, Bunpheng 440 ( BKF) . Ratchaburi: Chom Bueng , 28 February 1965, Sakol 426 ( BK) . Sa Kaeo: Aranyaprathet , 16 October 1928, Put 1977 ( BK) . Saraburi: Mueang , 17 October 1973, Maxwell 73-544A ( AAU, BK) . Songkhla: Satingpra , 26 November 1983, Sirirugsa 706 ( PSU) . VIETNAM. Dak Lak: Ban Me Thuot , 21 November 1949, Schmid 718 ( P) . Lam Dong: Da Lat, 1966, Cuong 1031 ( P) . Ninh Thuan: Phan Rang-Thap Cham , 16 November 1930, Poilane 18789 ( P) .
Distribution: —North America, Africa, Asia ( India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore), Australia. ( Figure 21 View FIGURE 21 ).
Ecology: —Elevation 4–1500 m.
Notes: — Crotalaria quinquefolia is characterized by its oblong or oblanceolate leaflets, lanceolate deflexed bracts, the beak of its keel which is spirally twisted and the glabrous pods.
P |
Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants |
SING |
Singapore Botanic Gardens |
L |
Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University branch |
K |
Royal Botanic Gardens |
BK |
Department of Agriculture |
QBG |
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden |
BCU |
Chulalongkorn University |
BKF |
National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department |
AAU |
Addis Ababa University, Department of Biology |
PSU |
Portland State University, Vertebrate Biology Museum |
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