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Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

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HIGHER TAXON: Crotalarieae

GENUS: Crotalaria L.

Crotalaria spectabilis Roth [Preferred name]
    Crotalaria altipes Raf. {Synonym}
    Crotalaria cuneifolia (Forssk.)Schrank, p.p.B {Synonym}
    Crotalaria lechnaultii DC. {Orthographic variant}
    Crotalaria leschenaultii DC. {Synonym}
    Crotalaria macrophylla Wienmann {Synonym}
    Crotalaria retzii Hitchc. {Synonym}
    Crotalaria sericea Retz. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Cascavelle Jaune [1915]; Dhundhani [3030, 3375, 3625]; Dhundhunia [3030, 3375, 3625]; Jhunjhunia [3030, 3375, 3625]; Maraquita [2157]; Petit Pois Rond Marron [3053]; Pois Rond Marron [1915]; Rattle Box [1243]; Rattlebox [2968]; Sani [3030, 3375, 3625]; Showy Crotalaria [1902]; Showy Rattlepod [1917]; Sonnette [1290]; Tcha-tcha [1290]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Kenya (I) [210]; Mali (I) [561]; Tanzania (I) [210]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3767]; China (N) [1179, 3440]; Anhui [3440]; Fujian [3440]; Guangdong [3440]; Guangxi [3440]; Hunan [3440]; Jiangsu [3440]; Jiangxi [3440]; Zhejiang [3440]; East Timor (U) [3004]; India (N) [461, 1914, 1947, 2073, 2111, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3092, 3101, 3119, 3140, 3144, 3366, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3376, 3377, 3386, 3623, 3667]; Andhra Pradesh [3386]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Bihar [3371]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3667]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3623]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3101]; Manipur [3366]; Orissa [3376]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3144]; West Bengal [3119]; Malaysia (N) [2111]; Myanmar (N) [2073]; Nepal (N) [2073, 3369]; Pakistan (N) [1938]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Taiwan (I) [1929, 3440]; Thailand (N) [2073]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880]; New South Wales [1880]; Queensland [1880]; New Caledonia (I) [2265]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Bahamas (N) [2153]; Cuba (I) [1102, 1409]; Dominica (I) [1790]; Dominican Republic (I) [1430, 2157]; Guadeloupe (I) [1290]; Jamaica (I) [1056, 1430]; Martinique (I) [1290, 1790]; Puerto Rico (I) [1430]; St Lucia (I) [1790]
  Central America
Mexico(South East) (I) [1117]; Nicaragua (I) [3348]; Panama (I) [1224, 1243]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (N) [3378, 3585]; Madagascar (I) [461, 3402, 3988]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]
  North America
United States (I) [1409, 1431, 1672, 1680, 3157]; Alabama [3157]; Arkansas [3157]; Florida [3157]; Georgia [3157]; Louisiana [3157]; Missouri [3157]; North Carolina [3157]; Oklahoma [3157]; South Carolina [3157]; Tennessee [3157]; Texas [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Gilbert Is (I) [2235, 2265]; Hawaii (I) [1949, 2265]; Marquesas (I) [2265]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (I) [2265, 2968]
  South America
Argentina (U) [3286]; Brazil (U) [3278, 3288]; Colombia (I) [1110]; Peru (I) [2090]; Venezuela (U) [3287]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [461];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 261, 461, 467, 1110, 1243, 1409, 1430, 1790, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1929, 1938, 1947, 2073, 2111, 2153, 2157, 3348, 3402, 3440, 3975, 3988] ; Distribution Map [2073] ; Illustration [261, 1110, 1290, 1917, 1919, 1929, 2073, 2521, 3593]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1915] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2001-06 Tozzi AM & Flores AS, 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [261] [1915] [3402], Shrub ; Lifespan: Annual [261] [3402] [3988], Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 2001-06 Tozzi AM & Flores AS ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1999-05 Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Ma

  
USES:
  Chemical products [3625]; Domestic [3402]; Environmental [461, 1915]; Fibre [3030, 3371]; Forage [3030, 3378]; Medicine [3030, 3034, 3378, 3381, 3625]; Miscellaneous [3028, 3092]; Toxins [261, 461, 3402]

  
NOTES:
  Reponsible for many fatal poisonings in the US and elsewhere. [261]
  Native to Asia. [3988]
  Poisonous, so discouraged for use as a mulche. [1915]

  
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