Crotalaria linifolia
Also known as: Crotalaria diffusa Wight & Arn. +11 more
- Crotalaria diffusa Wight & Arn.
- Crotalaria linifolia subsp. pygmaea Yamam.
- Crotalaria linifolia subsp. tecta (B.Heyne) K.K.N.Nair
- Crotalaria linifolia var. linifolia
- Crotalaria linifolia var. pygmaea Yamam.
- Crotalaria linifolia var. stenophylla (Vogel) C.Y.Yang
- Crotalaria linifolia var. tecta (B.Heyne ex Roth) K.K.N.Nair
- Crotalaria linkiana Steud.
- Crotalaria tecta B.Heyne
- Crotalaria tecta B.Heyne ex Roth
- Crotalaria viminea Graham ex Wight & Arn.
- Quirosia secunda Blanco
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Crotalaria linifolia is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Crotalaria is notably large, comprising more than 700 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Caroline Is., New Caledonia, Windward Is.