Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. It has been introduced as a crop plant in many tropical areas and has. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Crotalaria rattlebox this large genus of legumes consists of around 600 species, occurring in most warmer regions of the world but with the great majority confined to africa and madagascar. Members of this subfamily are trees, shrubs, and herbs that may be easily recognized by their classical peashaped flowers and the frequent occurrence of root nodulation stevens, 2012. Title plants and people of nepal publication author. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. General information about crotalaria retusa cvtre name language. Crotalaria is monophyletic and most closely related.
Media in category crotalaria retusa the following 75 files are in this category, out of 75 total. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The diseases caused have many names including walkabout, kimberley horse disease, stywesiekte and. The plant list includes 1,415 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus crotalaria. Crotalaria definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
It is a tropical or subtropical plant native to south asia and introduced to the west in the 19th century. It grows on roadsides and disturbed areas in florida long and lakela 1976, and in puerto rican coastal sands and limestone rubble in areas receiving about 1650. Crotalaria retusa wedgeleaf rattlepod discover life. Recruitment of alkaloidspecific homospermidine synthase. There are many species and most of them are poisonous.
Names of crotalaria in various languages of the world are also given. An crotalaria retusa in nahilalakip ha genus nga crotalaria, ngan familia nga fabaceae. Crotalaria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family fabaceae subfamily faboideae. Crotalaria alata is an annual to perennial plant with suberect stems that can become more or less woody and persist. They all contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids which cause damage in liver, lungs and in pigs in the kidney. Crotalaria beddomeana, crotalaria retusa, crotalaria trichotoma. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in crotalaria. The genus crotalaria includes around 700 species, mainly distributed in the. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Some species of crotalaria are grown as fiber crops, fodder, and green manure, while others are used medicinally and as ornamentals. Crotalaria retusa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. An crotalaria retusa in nahilalakip ha genus nga crotalaria, ngan familia nga fabaceae subspecies. Crotalaria retusa, devil bean, rattleweed, shack shack. Crotalaria retusa plant plantslive buy plants online india. See status, confidence level, source for definitions.
The genus includes about 500 species of herbaceous plants and shrubs. Crotalaria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family fabaceae subfamily faboideae commonly known as rattlepods. These are primarily included because names of species rank. Crotalaria retusa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by various common names including devilbean, rattleweed, shack shack, and wedgeleaf rattlepod. Crotalaria species crotalaria retusa name synonyms crotalaria cuneifolia forssk. Leaves simple, oblanceolate to oblongobovate, up to 35110 x 1840 mm, rounded or emarginate at the apex, glabrous above, finely appressed pubescent beneath. Rattlebox crotalaria species at jdsp worldwide, there are over 600 species in the genus crotalaria, also commonly known as rattlebox, rattlepod, shake shake, or devilbean. The seedpods contain about 10 20 yellowbrown to blackish heartshaped. Crotalaria retusa plant plantslive buy plants online. Crotalaria species, canary bird bush, rattlebox crotalaria. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Although often considered a weed this plant does make a nice garden plant but seeds germinate readily. Crotalaria herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients.
The high sequence identity between the sequences identified from the various crotalaria species prompted us to try the direct amplification of the complete coding regions of the putative dhs of the different crotalaria species by using the primers designed for the expression of the dhs of c. We sampled 48% of the species from all sections and representatives of the 15 remaining crotalarieae genera for nuclear and plastid dna markers to infer changes in climate niches, flower morphology, leaf type, and chromosome numbers. Many species in the genus crotalaria, including the annual herb c. Devil bean is an erect, shortlived perennial with more or less woody stems. How crotalaria is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. It is poisonous to livestock, and contaminates human food. The name derives from the ancient greek, meaning castanet, and is the same root. Africa, asia temperate, asia tropical, australasia tool used. Crotalaria retusa is an erect, annual plant or shortlived perennial with more or less woody stems.
Crotalaria medical definition merriamwebster medical. Africa is the continent with the majority of crotalaria species approximately 400 species, which are mainly found in damp grassland, especially in floodplains, depressions and along edges of swamps and. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Not much is known about showy rattlebox in its natural habitat. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 6027. A taxonomic genus within the family fabaceae the rattlepods, of africa. Continentcountryregion, distribution, last reported, origin, first reported, invasive, reference, notes. Rattlepod for more multimedia, look at crotalaria on wikimedia commons. Ini nga species ginbahin ha masunod nga subspecies. Crotalaria retusa name synonyms crotalaria cuneifolia forssk.
They include annuals as well as evergreen perennials, subshrubs and shrubs. Differs from crotalaria retusa in its large bracts and glabrous calyx. This low growing flowering plant has bright yellow flowers. Crotalaria retusa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by various common. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank.
Classification for kingdom plantae down to species crotalaria retusa l. We are updating crotalaria retusa plant information frequently. The plant list includes a further 252 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus crotalaria. Accepted name wedgeleaf rattlepod plantae tracheophyta magnoliopsida fabales fabaceae crotalaria crotalaria retusa l. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. These plants get their name from the sound made when their podlike fruit is shaken, causing the seeds to rattle around inside. Its original native range is unclear, probably including tropical asia, africa and australia. Clockdated phylogeny for 48% of the 700 species of. Faboideae devil bean, rattleweed, shack shack origin. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. Plant database entry for rattleweed crotalaria retusa with 4 images and 17 data details.
Crotalaria retusa cvtreoverview eppo global database. Crotalaria definition of crotalaria by the free dictionary. Their poisonous qualities were discovered in connection with animal stock loss, and development was then halted, but several persist as common noxious weeds. With ample water and room this shrub can grow to 12 feet tall by an equal width but is more often seen much smaller and where grown without summer irrigation is often only 4 to 5 feet tall. If plant size is not mentioned, available big plants will be shipped. This page was last edited on 15 november 2017, at 07. With some 700 species, the pantropical crotalaria is among the angiosperms largest genera. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pyrrolizi pyrrolizi dine alkaloids are present in some species, which in livestock can cause acute or more often chronic poisoning known as crotal ism. Crotalaria agatiflora canary bird bush an evergreen shrub characterized by flowers that look like a family of green canaries perching on a branch. Leaves 210 mm wide, mostly linear to oblong, occasionally elliptic. Leaves 10 mm wide, ovate to obovate or elliptic to lanceolate. Glyphosate and triclopyr have been used in the chemical control of several crotalaria species, but there is no information about chemical control of c.
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