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Crotalaria mucronata

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Name

Identification
Crotalaria mucronata Desv. [family FABACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Gbile, Z. O., 1975
Related name
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  • Crotalaria pallida
  • Crotalaria mucronata
  • Crotalaria javanica
  • Crotalaria striata
Common name
  • ntume (JDES; D’Orey & Liberato) untume (auctt.) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • n-far (auctt.) unfar (JDES; D’Orey & Liberato) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BIAFADA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • pammedé (JB) (SENEGAL, BADYARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • gela (JB) (SENEGAL, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • ntum (JB) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • pano (JB) (SENEGAL, MANKANYA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Crotalaria mucronata Desv. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Crotalaria mucronata Desv. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in Journ. de Bot. 3: 76 (1814); Exell Cat. S. Tomé 151 (excl. syn.
[family ], C. obovata G. Don); Wilczek l.c. 270.
Crotalaria striata DC. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1825) — F.T.A2: 38; ChevBot170; Bakfl.c345; F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 398.
Information
Erect undershrub, 3–6 ft. high, grey or yellowy silky on the young parts; flowers yellow, purple-striped, in fairly dense racemes 6–10 in. long.
Range
Widely distributed throughout the tropics
Distribution
Sen. Conakry (fl. & fr. Oct.) Martine 162!Gam. Brown-Lester 43!S. L. Magbile (fl. 8 fr. Dec.) Thomas 6377! Kubaka (Oct.) Glanville 43! Port loko (Oct.) Tindall 48!Lib. Banga to Moylakwelli (Oct.) Linder 1267! Sanokwele (Sept.) Baldwin 9511!IV. C. Bériby to Tabou Chev. 20034. Mossi Chev. 24631.G. C. Akropong (Oct.) Johnson 801! Odumase Howes 1203! Gambaga (fl. 8 fr. Apr.) Morton GC 8993! Ejura (fl. 8 fr. Dec.) Morton GC 9523! 9795!Dah. Cotonou Chev. 22705.N. Nig. Jebba Barter! Naraguta & Jos (Sept.) Lely 580! Anara F.R. Zaria (Oct.) Keay FHI 5451!S. Nig. Idumuye (fl. & fr. Dec.) Thomas 2115! Ibadan (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Meikle 960! Newi, Onitsha (Oct.) Jones FHI 769!Br. Cam. Buea, 3,000 ft. (fl. & fr. Dec.) Maitland 115!

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