Crotalaria verrucosa L.
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Filed As
Fabaceae
Crotalaria verrucosa L. -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 2480487
Occurrence ID: ef0b1c8c-ebb8-4a5a-a9a7-6c72b777c76b
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[West Indies]
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Distribution
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU) Species Crotalaria verrucosa Au: L. Family Fabaceae / Leguminosae Common Name None known Description Herb with pubescent fruits and bluish-purple-white variegated flowers. Location/Habitat Orange Creek, along a road that runs east to the "North" (Atlantic) side, just before you hit the Port Royal sign, if traveling north. Road has a fresh water pond that many use to wash clothes in. Disturbed roadside tall dry evergreen forest / coppice. Latitude 24°39’ 22” N Longitude 75°43’ 10”W Uses/Comments No uses known. Not previously listed as occurring on Cat Island (Correll & Correll, 1982). Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey Collection No 99-728 Duplicates 5 Date November 5, 1999 Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation 02480487
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Crotalaria verrucosa L.