Crotalaria nitens Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Crotalaria

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite shrub.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
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 medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 nitens world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Bhutan, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mexico, Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Paraguay, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Crotalaria nitens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:488559-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174075
COL ID 6BJBD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crotalaria nitens Crotalaria bracteata Crotalaria exstipulata Crotalaria nitens var. nitens

Lower taxons

Crotalaria nitens var. trichina