Crotalaria laburnifolia, called the rattle pod, is a highly variable species of flowering plant in the genus Crotalaria, widely distributed in central, eastern and southern Africa, the Seychelles, the Indian Subcontinent, Thailand, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Java, and Queensland in Australia.[2] It has been introduced into Western Australia.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Crotalaria laburnifolia | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Crotalaria |
Species: | C. laburnifolia
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Crotalaria laburnifolia | |
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References
edit- ^ Sp. Pl.: 715 (1753)
- ^ a b c "Crotalaria laburnifolia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
Bushveld crotalaria, Rattle pod
- ^ "Crotalaria laburnifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 February 2021.