Crotalaria orixensis Rottler ex Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Crotalaria

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40 cm tall. The leaflets are 1-3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are oblong and the base is wedge shaped. The fruit are pods 1 cm long. They have 8-10 seeds. The seeds are kidney shaped and 2 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edges of fields.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The seeds are used for baking bread.
Uses -
Edible seeds
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 orixensis world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and Philippines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:488588-1
WFO ID wfo-0000210581
COL ID ZNVK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crotalaria orixensis Crotalaria macropoda Crotalaria orixensis var. waghii

Lower taxons

Crotalaria orixensis var. naikii