Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Crotalaria L., Sp. Pl. 714-716 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Crotalaria
Description
Herbs or shrubs. Lvs usually simple or 3–(7)-foliolate, petiolate or subsessile; leaflets entire; stipules filiform to foliaceous or 0. Infl. usually racemose and terminal or lf-opposed; fls sometimes solitary or in axillary clusters; bracts small or 0, rarely foliaceous; bracteoles small, rarely 0. Calyx teeth 5, free or connate with calyx appearing 3–4-toothed. Corolla usually yellow or yellow-green. Stamens connate into a split tube; alternate anthers long and basifixed or short and versatile. Style incurved, bearded above; stigma small. Pod globose or oblong, usually inflated, dehiscent, 1-many-seeded; seeds estrophiolate.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
