Crotalaria occulta – eFlora of India

August 20, 2017
Crotalaria

Crotalaria occulta Benth.;

Bangladesh (N) ; Bhutan (N) ; China (N) ; Guangxi ; Yunnan ; India (N); Madhaya Pradesh ; Meghalaya; Nagaland; Laos (I) as per ILDIS;

Annual, stems 60 cm densely appressed pubescent at least when young. leaves elliptic-oblanceolate, 3-6 x 1-2cm acute, base cuneate , sessible, glabrous above, sparsely pilose beneath, stipules apprently abscent. Racemes lax, 5-20 flowered bracteoles linear 2mm. Calyx 1.5-2cm divided ± to base into 5 teeth, upper 2 oblong 5-6mm broad, lower ones lanceolate 2.5mm, broad, densely appressed brownish pubescent. Petals- voilet ± as long as calyx teeth. Pods glabrous

Fl. September

(Attributions- A.C.J Grierson & D.G Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE. 1987 from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal)

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Plants from Northeast Tour 2017- Crotalaria for specific id : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)

This blue flowered Crotalaria (if I am right upto this level) was seen near Cherrapunji, Meghalaya during my recent visit to the place.

This is different in leaves and hirsuteness from Crotalaria sessiliflora subsp. sessiliflora i.e. I already have.

Thanks, … I hope you have already checked in comparative images in efi site.

Thanks, … Pl. check with similar species Crotalaria occulta Graham ex Bentham & Crotalaria mairei var. mairei as available at

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=116221&flora_id=2

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242315563

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242315549

Also looks a bit different from images of Crotalaria mairei var. mairei available at http://db.kun.ac.cn/search/list/f/3/t/1/id/49628

May I request you for id of this post, in view of your publication

http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1600/036364416X691894

Crotalaria sessiliflora L.

Thanks, … But as per …:

‘This is different in leaves and hirsuteness from Crotalaria sessiliflora subsp. sessiliflora i.e. I already have.’

I shall again go through photos and revert back to you.

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
ILDIS Catalogue of Life Flora of China
FOC illustration Bhutan Biodiversity Portal GBIF

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