Crotalaria streptorrhyncha Milne-Redh.
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Habit
Degraded miombo woodland
Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr.
Mar 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaves
Degraded miombo woodland
Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr.
Mar 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Degraded miombo woodland
Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr.
Mar 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Degraded miombo woodland
Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr.
Mar 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
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Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Occasional |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Erect annual similar to C. kipilaensis but bracts (3)4–7 mm long, calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate, thinly pubescent to glabrous apart from margins, standard oblong-obovate, pubescent only at the apex outside, wings longer than the keel, beak of the keel only slightly incurved and rather shorter, and pod a little larger, glabrous except along the upper suture. |
Type location:
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Zambia, Solwezi |
Notes:
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Known from only four collections in the North-Western province of Zambia and one collection outside Kolwezi in Katanga province of DRC. |
Derivation of specific name:
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streptorrhyncha: with a twisted beak |
Habitat:
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Miombo and riverside woodland |
Altitude range: |
1200 - 1350 m |
Flowering time: | Mar - Apr |
Worldwide distribution:
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DRC (Katanga) and Zambia |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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W |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw |
Growth form(s):
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Annual.
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Endemic status:
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Near Endemic |
Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Tuesday 18 April 2023 |
Literature:
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Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 204.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Crotalaria streptorrhyncha. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=198410, retrieved 23 November 2024
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