Fabaceae
Crotalaria

Crotalaria cajanifolia Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 405 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Crotalaria vitellina.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Soto-Estrada, C. (2004). Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 40: 1-20. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónomica de México.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Stevens, W. D., et al. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua, 85(2)... Missouri Bot. Gard. Press

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2015 Renderos, M.A.; Villacorta, R.; Sidwell, K. [654] El Salvador K001134065 Yes
Jan 1, 2015 González, J. [149] El Salvador K001134064 Yes
Jan 1, 2015 Montalvo, E.A.; V.M.R. [6483] El Salvador K001134066 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Hinton, G.B. [1870] Mexico K000119097 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Hinton, G.B. [10617] Mexico K000119091 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Hinton, G.B. [670] Mexico K000119092 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Hinton, G.B. [11581] Mexico K000119093 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Hinton, G.B. [10843] Mexico K000119094 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Yuncker, T.G.; et al. [8087] Honduras K001134062 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Hinton, G.B. [12238] Mexico K000119096 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Schipp, W.A. [493] Belize K001134063 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Salvin, O.; Godman [205] Guatemala K000295679 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Hinton, G.B. [10352] Mexico K000119095 Yes
Friedrichstahl [s.n.] Guatemala K000295685 Syntype Yes
Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala K000295686 Type Yes
Orsted [s.n.] Costa Rica K000295683 Syntype Yes
Hinton, G.B. [10912] Mexico K000119090 Yes
Bernoulli [555] Guatemala K000295687 Type Yes
Orsted [s.n.] Costa Rica K000295684 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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