Crotalaria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Crotalarieae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species:
a

C. abbreviata – C. abscondita – C. acicularis – C. aculeata – C. adamii – C. adamsonii – C. adenocarpoides – C. adolfi – C. aegyptiaca – C. afrocentralis – C. agatiflora – C. aiantha – C. aidiostipulata – C. alata – C. albicaulis – C. albida – C. alemanniana – C. alexandri – C. allophylla – C. alticola – C. amoena – C. andringitrensis – C. andromedifolia – C. androyensis – C. angulata – C. angulicaulis – C. anisophylla – C. ankaizinensis – C. ankaratrana – C. annamensis – C. anningensis – C. annua – C. anomala – C. anthyllopsis – C. antunesii – C. arcuata – C. arenaria – C. argenteotomentosa – C. argyraea – C. argyrolobioides – C. aridicola – C. arrecta – C. arushae – C. assadii – C. assamica – C. assurgens – C. atrorubens – C. aurea – C. avonensis – C. awasensis – C. axillaris – C. axilliflora – C. axillifloroides
b

C. bahiaensis – C. bakeriana – C. balansae – C. balbi – C. ballyi – C. bamendae – C. barbata – C. barkae – C. barnabassii – C. barretoensis – C. basipeta – C. baumii – C. becquetii – C. beddomeana – C. bellii – C. bemba – C. benadirensis – C. benguellensis – C. bequaertii – C. bernieri – C. berteroana – C. bhutanica – C. bidiei – C. bifaria – C. blanda – C. boehmii – C. bogdaniana – C. boliviensis – C. bondii – C. bongensis – C. boranica – C. bosseri – C. boudetii – C. boutiqueana – C. brachycarpa – C. bracteata – C. brasiliensis – C. bredoi – C. brevicornuta – C. brevidens – C. breviflora – C. brevipedunculata – C. brevis – C. bupleurifolia – C. burhia – C. burkeana – C. burttii
c

C. cabui – C. cajanifolia – C. callensii – C. calliantha – C. calva – C. calycina – C. cambodiensis – C. campestris – C. camptosepala – C. candicans – C. capensis – C. capillipes – C. capuronii – C. carrissoana – C. carsonii – C. carsonioides – C. caudata – C. cavaleriei – C. cephalotes – C. chaco-serranensis – C. chamaepeuce – C. chinensis – C. chirindae – C. chondrocarpa – C. chrysantha – C. chrysochlora – C. chrysotricha – C. cistoides – C. clarkei – C. claussenii – C. clavata – C. cleomifolia – C. cobalticola – C. collina – C. colorata – C. comanestiana – C. comosa – C. concinna – C. confertiflora – C. confusa – C. congesta – C. congoensis – C. cordata – C. cornetii – C. cornu-ammonis – C. corymbosa – C. coursii – C. craspedocarpa – C. crebra – C. criniramea – C. crispata – C. cunninghamii – C. cupricola – C. cuspidata – C. cyanea – C. cyanoxantha – C. cylindrica – C. cylindrocarpa – C. cylindrostachys – C. cytisoides
d

C. dalensis – C. damarensis – C. dasyclada – C. debilis – C. decaryana – C. decasperma – C. decora – C. dedzana – C. deflersii – C. deightonii – C. densicephala – C. depressa – C. desaegeri – C. descampsii – C. deserticola – C. dewildemaniana – C. digitata – C. dilatata – C. diminuta – C. dinteri – C. diosmifolia – C. dissitiflora – C. distans – C. distantiflora – C. doidgeae – C. dolichantha – C. dolichonyx – C. doniana – C. dubia – C. duboisii – C. dumosa – C. dura – C. durandiana – C. duvigneaudii
e

C. ebenoides – C. edmundi-bakeri – C. egregia – C. elizabethae – C. emarginata – C. emarginella – C. emirnensis – C. ephemera – C. epunctata – C. erecta – C. eremaea – C. eremicola – C. ericoides – C. eriocarpa – C. erythrophleba – C. eurycalyx – C. evolvuloides – C. exaltata – C. excisa – C. exelliana – C. exilipes – C. exilis – C. eximia
f

C. fallax – C. fascicularis – C. fenarolii – C. fiherenensis – C. filicaulis – C. filifolia – C. filiformis – C. filipes – C. flavicarinata – C. flavicoma – C. florida – C. formosa – C. friesii – C. fysonii
g

C. gamwelliae – C. gazensis – C. germainii – C. giessii – C. gillettii – C. glabripedicellata – C. glauca – C. glaucifolia – C. glaucoides – C. globifera – C. globosa – C. gloriae – C. gnidioides – C. goetzei – C. goiasensis – C. goodiiformis – C. goreensis – C. gracilipes – C. grahamiana – C. graminicola – C. grandibracteata – C. grandiflora – C. grandistipulata – C. grata – C. greenwayi – C. grevei – C. griquensis – C. griseofusca
h

C. hainanensis – C. handelii – C. harleyi – C. hatschbachii – C. haumaniana – C. hebecarpa – C. heidmannii – C. hemsleyi – C. herpetoclada – C. heterotricha – C. heyneana – C. hilariana – C. hirsuta – C. hirta – C. hoffmannii – C. holoptera – C. holosericea – C. horrida – C. hoveoides – C. huillensis – C. humbertiana – C. humbertii – C. humifusa – C. humilis – C. hypargyrea – C. hyssopifolia
i

C. ibityensis – C. impressa – C. incana – C. incompta – C. incrassifolia – C. inequalis – C. inflexa – C. inopinata – C. insignis – C. intonsa – C. intricata – C. involutifolia – C. inyangensis – C. ionoptera – C. iringana – C. irwinii – C. isaloensis – C. ivantulensis
j

C. jacksonii – C. jerokoensis – C. jianfengensis – C. jijigensis – C. johannis – C. johnstonii – C. jubae – C. juncea – C. jurioniana
k

C. kambanguensis – C. kambolensis – C. kanaii – C. kanchiana – C. kandoensis – C. kapiriensis – C. karagwensis – C. kassneri – C. kelaensis – C. keniensis – C. kerkvoordei – C. kibaraensis – C. kipandensis – C. kipilaensis – C. kirkii – C. kolbergii – C. kostermansii – C. kuiririensis – C. kundelunguensis – C. kurtii – C. kurzii – C. kwengeensis
l

C. laburnifolia – C. laburnoides – C. lachnocarpoides – C. lachnophora – C. lachnosema – C. laeta – C. laevigata – C. lanceolata – C. lancifoliolata – C. larsenii – C. lasiocarpa – C. lathyroides – C. lawalreeana – C. laxiflora – C. leandriana – C. lebeckioides – C. lebrunii – C. ledermannii – C. lejoloba – C. leonardiana – C. lepidissima – C. leprieurii – C. leptocarpa – C. leptoclada – C. leptostachya – C. leubnitziana – C. leucoclada – C. limosa – C. linearifoliolata – C. linifolia – C. lisowskii – C. loandae – C. longiclavata – C. longidens – C. longipes – C. longirostrata – C. longithyrsa – C. lotifolia – C. lotiformis – C. lotoides – C. lukafuensis – C. lukomae – C. lukwangulensis – C. lundensis – C. lunulata – C. luondeensis – C. lusamboensis – C. lusingaensis – C. lutescens – C. luxenii – C. luzoniensis
m

C. macrantha – C. macrocalyx – C. macrocarpa – C. madurensis – C. magaliesbergensis – C. mahafalensis – C. mairei – C. malaissei – C. malindiensis – C. mandrarensis – C. manganifera – C. manongarivensis – C. martiana – C. massaiensis – C. mauensis – C. maypurensis – C. medicaginea – C. meeboldii – C. meghalayensis – C. melanocalyx – C. melanocarpa – C. mendesii – C. mendoncae – C. mentiens – C. mesopontica – C. mexicana – C. meyeriana – C. micans – C. micheliana – C. micrantha – C. microcarpa – C. microphylla – C. microthamnus – C. mildbraedii – C. milneana – C. minutissima – C. miottoae – C. miranda – C. misella – C. mitchellii – C. mocubensis – C. modesta – C. mollicula – C. mollii – C. monophylla – C. montana – C. monteiroi – C. mortonii – C. morumbensis – C. mudugensis – C. muenzneri – C. multibracteata – C. multiflora – C. mwangulangoi – C. mysorensis
n

C. naikiana – C. namuliensis – C. nana – C. naragutensis – C. natalensis – C. natalitia – C. nayaritensis – C. nematophylla – C. neriifolia – C. newtoniana – C. nigricans – C. nitens – C. nitidula – C. notonii – C. novae-hollandiae – C. nuda – C. nudiflora – C. nyikensis
o

C. obscura – C. obtecta – C. occidentalis – C. occulta – C. ochroleuca – C. oligosperma – C. oligostachya – C. onobrychis – C. ononoides – C. onusta – C. oocarpa – C. orientalis – C. orixensis – C. orthoclada – C. otoptera – C. ovata – C. oxyphylla – C. oxyphylloides
p

C. pallida – C. pallidicaulis – C. paniculata – C. paracistoides – C. paraspartea – C. parvula – C. passerinoides – C. patula – C. paulina – C. pearsonii – C. peduncularis – C. pellita – C. peltieri – C. pentaphylla – C. perbracteolata – C. peregrina – C. perlaxa – C. perpusilla – C. perrieri – C. perrottetii – C. persica – C. pervillei – C. peschiana – C. petiolata – C. petitiana – C. phillipsiae – C. phylicoides – C. phylloloba – C. phyllostachya – C. phyllostachys – C. pilosa – C. pilosiflora – C. pisicarpa – C. pittardiana – C. platysepala – C. pleiophylla – C. plowdenii – C. podocarpa – C. poecilantha – C. poissonii – C. polhillii – C. poliochlora – C. polyantha – C. polychroma – C. polygaloides – C. polyphylla – C. polysperma – C. polytricha – C. praetexta – C. preladoi – C. priestleyoides – C. prittwitzii – C. prolongata – C. prostrata – C. protensa – C. psammophila – C. pseudoalexanderi – C. pseudodiloloensis – C. pseudoquangensis – C. pseudoseretii – C. pseudospartium – C. pseudotenuirama – C. pseudovirgultalis – C. pterocalyx – C. pteropoda – C. pterospartioides – C. pudica – C. pulchra – C. pumila – C. purdieana – C. purshii – C. pycnostachya – C. pygmaea
q

C. quangensis – C. quarrei – C. quartiniana – C. quercetorum – C. quinquefolia
r

C. reclinata – C. recta – C. recumbens – C. renieriana – C. reptans – C. retusa – C. rhizoclada – C. rhodesiae – C. rhynchocarpa – C. rhynchotropioides – C. rigida – C. ringoetii – C. riparia – C. rogersii – C. rosenii – C. rotundifolia – C. rubiginosa – C. rufipila – C. rufocaulis – C. rupicola – C. ruspoliana – C. rzedowskii
s

C. sacculata – C. sagittalis – C. saharae – C. salicifolia – C. saltiana – C. sandoorensis – C. sapinii – C. scabra – C. scabrella – C. scassellatii – C. schiedeana – C. schinzii – C. schlechteri – C. schliebenii – C. schmitzii – C. schweinfurthii – C. seemeniana – C. semperflorens – C. senegalensis – C. sengensis – C. serengetiana – C. sericifolia – C. serpentinicola – C. sertulifera – C. sessiliflora – C. sessilis – C. shanica – C. shirensis – C. shuklae – C. similis – C. simoma – C. simulans – C. singulifloroides – C. smithiana – C. socotrana – C. somalensis – C. sonorensis – C. sparsifolia – C. spartea – C. spartioides – C. spathulatofoliolata – C. speciosa – C. spectabilis – C. sphaerocarpa – C. spinosa – C. squamigera – C. staneriana – C. stenopoda – C. stenoptera – C. stenorhampha – C. stenothyrsa – C. steudneri – C. stipularia – C. stocksii – C. stolzii – C. streptorrhyncha – C. strigulosa – C. stuhlmannii – C. subcaespitosa – C. subcalvata – C. subcapitata – C. subdecurrens – C. subsessilis – C. subspicata – C. subtilis – C. suffruticosa – C. sulphizii – C. sylvicola – C. szaferiana
t

C. tabularis – C. tamboensis – C. tanety – C. tchibangensis – C. teixeirae – C. tenuipedicellata – C. tenuirama – C. tenuirostrata – C. teretifolia – C. tetragona – C. tetraptera – C. thaumasiophylla – C. thebaica – C. thomasii – C. tiantaiensis – C. toamasinae – C. topouensis – C. torrei – C. trichotoma – C. trifoliastrum – C. trifoliolata – C. trinervia – C. triquetra – C. tristis – C. tsavoana – C. tweedieana –
u

C. ubonensis – C. uguenensis – C. ukambensis – C. ukingensis – C. ulbrichiana – C. uliginosa – C. umbellata – C. umbellifera – C. uncinata – C. uncinella – C. unicaulis – C. unifoliolata – C. urbaniana
v

C. vagans – C. valetonii – C. valida – C. vallicola – C. vandenbrandii – C. vanderystii – C. vanmeelii – C. varians – C. varicosa – C. variifolia – C. vasculosa – C. vatkeana – C. velutina – C. verdcourtii – C. verrucosa – C. vespertilio – C. vestita – C. vialattei – C. vialis – C. virgulata – C. virgultalis – C. vitellina
w

C. walkeri – C. warfae – C. welwitschii – C. wightiana – C. wilczekiana – C. willdenowiana
x

C. xanthoclada – C. yaihsienensis – C. youngii – C. yunnanensis
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Crotalaria L., 1753

Type species: Crotalaria lotifolia L. LT designated by N. L. Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U. S. ed. 2. 2: 346 (1913)

Synonyms

Anisanthera Raf.
Atolaria Neck.
Chrysocalyx Guill. & Perr.
Clavulium Desv.
Crotularius Medik.
Cyrtolobium R.Br.
Goniogyna DC.
Heylandia DC.
Iocaulon Raf.
Maria-antonia Parl.
Pentadynamis R.Br.
Phyllocalyx A.Rich.
Priotropis Wight & Arn.
Quirosia Blanco

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics & Subtropics.
Afghanistan, Alabama, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
+Introduced into:
Bermuda, Brazil South, Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Easter Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hawaii, Iraq, Kazan-retto, Laos, Marquesas, Mexican Pacific Is., Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand South, Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Samoa, Society Is., St.Helena, Sumatera, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Victoria, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 714. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crotalaria in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crotalaria. Published online. Accessed: Oct 30 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Crotalaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 30.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names
العربية: نطش
English: Rattlepod
فارسی: نخود شنی
հայերեն: Բոժոժատունկ
ქართული: კროტალარია
മലയാളം: കിലുകിലുപ്പ
Diné bizaad: Dáʼághálii
русский: Кроталярия
தமிழ்: கிலுகிலுப்பை