Crotalaria pallida
Moreton Island Rattlepod, Salts Rattlebox
Other regional names: Smooth Crotalaria +2 more
- Smooth Crotalaria
- Smooth Rattlebox
- Smooth Rattlepod
Also known as: Crotalaria brownii DC. ex Aiton +9 more
- Crotalaria brownii DC. ex Aiton
- Crotalaria latifolia Wight & Arn.
- Crotalaria saltiana Prain ex King
- Crotalaria siamica N.H.Williams
- Crotalaria striata f. latifoliolata DeWild.
- Crotalaria striata subsp. acutifolia Trin.
- Crotalaria striata var. acutifolia Trin.
- Crotalaria zuccariniana F.Dietr.
- Crotalaria zuccarininana D.Dietr.
- Lebeckia rostrata Fenzl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Crotalaria pallida (commonly known as Moreton Island rattlepod or Salts Rattlebox) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Alabama, Bahamas, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, South China Sea, Sumatera, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Australia, Windward Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms