Home | > | List of cultivated families | > | Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | > | Crotalaria | > | incana |
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Description: | Erect, bushy perennial, up to 2 m, rarely taller. Stems with long, spreading hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets elliptic-obovate to almost round, 2.5-5 cm long, thinly hairy below. Flowers in lax terminal racemes, pale yellow with purple-brown veining. Pod 3-4.5 cm long, covered in spreading hairs. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | incana: hoary, white | |
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Worldwide distribution: | Mostly through the eastern side of Africa and Madagascar. | |
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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 218. 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) Pages 99 - 101. |
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