Crotalaria trichotoma
Curara Pea, West Indian Rattlebox
Also known as: Crotalaria cleomoides Klotzsch +3 more
- Crotalaria cleomoides Klotzsch
- Crotalaria thomensis Baker f.
- Crotalaria usaramoensis Baker f.
- Crotalaria zanzibarica Benth.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual, perennial or subshrub.
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Crotalaria trichotoma (commonly known as Curara-Pea or West Indian Rattlebox) is an annual, herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania
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)
Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nauru, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is.