Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
Smooth Rattlebox
Also known as: Clavulium mucronatum (Desv.) G.Don +4 more
- Clavulium mucronatum (Desv.) G.Don
- Crotalaria mucronata Desv.
- Crotalaria obovata G.Don
- Crotalaria pallida subsp. obovata (G.Don) Polhill
- Crotalaria schumacheri D.Dietr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Crotalaria pallida var. obovata (commonly known as Smooth Rattlebox) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this variety is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Crotalaria pallida, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Benin, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Niger, Senegal, Sudan, Taiwan, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre
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, Brazil Northeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Mississippi, New South Wales, North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, South Carolina, Windward Is.
Base Species & Variations