Crotalaria pallida Aiton

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Madagascar

• Locality

  E Madagascar, Tamatave (Toamasina) Province, south of Ambila-Lemaits, near the coast.

• Coordinates

  -18.92, 49.12

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF MADAGASCAR
Crotalaria pallida Aiton
E Madagascar, Tamatave (Toamasina)
Province, south of Ambila-Lemaitso, near
the coast.
Map Ref.: 18°55'S 49°07'E
Open scrub and grassland. Growing with
shrubby Psidimum guajava and Scaevola.
Grazed heavily. Growing c. 200 m from the
seafront, on sand.
Alt. sea-level
Woody herb to ± 1 m tall. Plant seeming to
die after flowering. Leaves glaucous
beneath. Flowers in slender terminal
racemes, standard petal and wings bright
yellow, veined and stained red, standard
stained red behind, and in front with age.
Keel greenish - also veined red. Seed pods
often eaten by insects - infested with ants.
Pods inflated.
D.J. & B.P. Du Puy
23.12.88	M9
EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
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