Crotalaria retusa
retusa
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Tanji Bird Reserve, West Coast Region, The Gambia
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Serrekunda, The Gambia
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Serrekunda, The Gambia
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Kololi, Serrekunda, The Gambia.
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Tanji Bird Reserve, West Coast Region, The Gambia
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Tanji Bird Reserve, West Coast Region, The Gambia
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| Status: | Cultivated and naturalised |
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Madagascar |
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| Habitat: | In disturbed places. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | This subsp. is native in Madagascar, Asia and Australia. it is widely cultivated in tropical Africa as a fibre plant or as a green manure and often naturalised. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 9 November 2026 |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 67. as C. retusa. It is unclear whether this refers to subsp. retusa, subsp. tunguensis or both Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 84. as Crotalaria retusa Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 168. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Crotalaria retusa var. retusa
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Crotalaria retusa var. retusa
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Crotalaria retusa var. retusa
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