| Home | > | List of families | > | Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | > | Crotalaria | > | spinosa |
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Bushy, much-branched very small shrub, to 50 cm. Branches spine-tipped. Leaves 3-foliolate, clustered on short shoots. Leaflets 4-15 × 1-4 mm, oblanceolate; apex truncate or emarginate. Pod small, 7.5-9 × 3.5-5 mm, oblong-obovoid. |
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Ethiopia |
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| Derivation of specific name: | spinosa: spiny |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. |
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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 186 - 187. |
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