Crotalaria retusa L.

FLORA OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Crotalaria retusa L	US,	PAP,	P,	BISH,	NY
FABACEAE
FRENCH POLYNESIA: Marquesas Archipelago
l!A HUKA: Vaipae’e: growing near the beach under a groove of Cocos nucifera
some 30 yards from the seawall.
sub-shrub, up to 2 ft high, stems angled; leaves and stems a dull whitish-light
green; flowers sort of papilionaceous with yellow banner and wings with
crimson red streaks, keel yellow; fruits in pods, up to 5 cm long, hollow, seeds
rattle around, green immature turning purplish, brown when mature
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Elev: 0 ft = 0 m
Uloa Dunn 363	10	DEC	2003
K.R. Wood
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Joint expedition sponsored by NTBG and the Delegation a la Recherche
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