Crotalaria breviflora Dc.

Shortflower rattlebox (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Crotalaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.4-0.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Wounds and injuries (leaf), Fever (root), Hypotension (seed), Parasympatholytics (seed), Relaxation (seed)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Crotalaria breviflora world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322599-2
WFO ID wfo-0000174066
COL ID 6BHFC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629452
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Synonyms

Crotalaria breviflora Crotalaria divergens Crotalaria regnellii Crotalaria pohliana Crotalaria ferruginea Crotalaria breviflora var. pohliana Crotalaria breviflora var. riedelii Crotalaria pohliana var. regnellii Crotalaria breviflora var. breviflora