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Crotalaria L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 714 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009787.

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Synonyms of Crotalaria

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anisanthera Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 60 (1837) wfo-4000002153
Chrysocalyx Guill. & Perr. Fl. Seneg. Tent. : 157 (1831) wfo-4000008192
Clavulium Desv. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 9: 407 (1826) wfo-4000008521
Goniogyna DC. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4: 91 (1825) wfo-4000015997
Heylandia DC. Mém. Légum. : 198 (1826) wfo-4000017861
Iocaulon Raf. New Fl. 2: 53 (1837) wfo-4000019118
Maria-antonia Parl. Repert. Bot. Syst. 5: 460 (1846) wfo-4000023155
Pentadynamis R.Br. Narr. Exped. C. Australia 2(App.): 76 (1849) wfo-4000028576
Phyllocalyx A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 160 (1848) wfo-4000029412
Priotropis Wight & Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 180 (1834) wfo-4000031175
Quirosia Blanco Fl. Filip., ed. 2. : 398 (1845) wfo-4000032415
Atolaria Neck. Elem. Bot. 3: 31 (1790) wfo-4000044166
Crotularius Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 397 (1787) wfo-4000049200
Cyrtolobium R.Br. Numer. List : n.° 5432 (1832) wfo-4100000313

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Crotalaria:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria alata Collett & Hemsl. – — wfo-0000204306
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria alata H.Lév. – — wfo-0000183203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria asarifolia Raf. New Fl. 2: 57 (1837) wfo-0000626527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria asiatica Shecut Fl. Carol. : 468 (1806) wfo-0000508913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria aspalathoides Lam. Encycl. 2: 202 (1786) wfo-0000626528
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria assadii Zaeifi Fl. Iran (Tehran) 177: 54 (2023) wfo-0001443683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria assamica var. philippinensis Adema Blumea 51: 310 (2006) wfo-0001383016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria auriculata Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 11 (1790) wfo-0000626531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria bracteata DC. Hort. Bengal. 54. 1814; Fl. Ind. 3: 278. wfo-0000198669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria caroliniana Shecut Fl. Carol. : 468 (1806) wfo-0000508914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria catali Drake Hist. Pl. Madag. 1: 201 1903 — wfo-0000626553
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria ctenoides Klotzsch Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 59 (1861) wfo-0000626568
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria cunninghamii subsp. cunninghamii – Unknown — wfo-0001445241
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria curtata Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 229 (1822) wfo-0000626572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria decumbens Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 285 (1807) wfo-1200022538
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria dissitiflora var. eremaea F.M.Bailey A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora, Supplement 2 1888 wfo-0001391623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria dubia Graham Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5404. [1831-32] — wfo-0000198677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria eichleri (Tamura) Tamura Thai Forest Bull., Bot.25: 70 (1997) wfo-0000626584
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria globifera var. stenophylla Taub. – — wfo-0001316051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria grandiflora Benth. – wfo-0000165679
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria hatschbachii var. hatschbachii – – — wfo-0000179415
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria heptaphylla Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 433 (1790) wfo-0000626613
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria hirsuta Shecut Fl. Carol. : 469 (1806) wfo-1200021915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria ibityensis R.Viguier & Humbert Bull. Soc. Bot. France 61(1–3): 94–98, f. 1 1914 — wfo-0001053910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria incana var. grandiflora Benth. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 16(7): 192. 1889 [6 Jul 1889] wfo-0001399593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria indica L. – — wfo-0001248773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria katangensis Dewèvre Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 33(2): 99 (1894 publ. 1895) wfo-0000626631
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria kuiririensis subsp. mutica Polhill Crotalaria Africa & Madagascar : 346 (1982) wfo-0001365167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria leioloba Bartl. Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1837: 2 (1837) wfo-0001054627
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria lindenii Schinz Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. iii. 819. wfo-0001053898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria linifolia f. linifolia – – wfo-0001326995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria luteopurpurea Dalavi, P.Ramesh, Basavaraj, Sanjappa & S.R.Yadav Rheedea 35(1): 14 (2025) wfo-1000080943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria magnifolia Ten. Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1829: 16 (1829) wfo-0000626655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria maxillaria Klotzsch – — wfo-0000192847
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria microphylla M.Vahl – — wfo-0000186898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria mitchelli F.Muell. Fragm. 3: 50 — wfo-0001054639
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria mitchellii subsp. mitchellii – Unknown wfo-0001413583
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria muntzneri Baker f. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 350 (1914) wfo-0001249067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria novae-hollandiae var. lasiophylla Tate Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia, Part III - Geology and Botany 1896 wfo-0001391689
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria odorata Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 1: 189 1825 wfo-1000064343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria ononoides var. ononoides – – — wfo-1200105713
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria patula Benth. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5371. [1831-32] wfo-0000204369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria pellita var. pellita – Unknown — wfo-0001445255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria propinqua R.Br. Voy. Abyss. [Salt] Append. p. lxv. 1814 [Sep 1814] , nom. nud. wfo-0001054651
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria prostrata D.Don – — wfo-0000198711
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria prostrata Roxb. – — wfo-0000198712
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria pseudovirgultatis Torre – — wfo-0000210525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria pubera Vahl Eclog. Amer. 2: 55 (1798) wfo-0001054653
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria purdiana H.Senn J. Bot. 76: 298. 1938 wfo-0001051158
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria quibeiensis C.Y.Yang – — wfo-0000198713
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria rangei Harms Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 383 (1917) wfo-0000626722
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria retusa var. tungensis (Pires de Lima) Polhill Kew Bull.21: 311 (1968) — wfo-1200000577
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria rigida B.Heyne – — wfo-0000193350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria rogersii f. kilwaensis Wilczek – — wfo-0001320125
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria rusbyana Díaz Rom. Bol. Direcc. Nac. Estad. y Estud. Geogr., La Paz, Segunda Epoca iii. Nos.31-33, 47 (1920), nomen. wfo-0001053949
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria scandens Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 435 (1790) wfo-0000626739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria scariosa Raf. New Fl. 2: 56 (1837) wfo-0000626740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria simplex Shecut Fl. Carol. : 468 (1806) wfo-1200021916
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria sobolifera Graham Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5420 B. [1831-32] wfo-0001054661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria spinulosa Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 21 (1768) wfo-0000626756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria striata Schrank Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 76 (1826) wfo-1200022573
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria strigosa Bojer ex Desjardins Rapp. Annuel Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. île Maurice 7: 37 (1836) wfo-0000209648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria styracifolia Desf. ex Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. , Suppl.: 151 (1819) wfo-0000626764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria subcapitata var. subcapitata – – — wfo-1200105714
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria tenella E.Mey. Linnaea 7: 152 (1832) wfo-0000626767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria ternata Shecut Fl. Carol. : 468 (1806) wfo-0000508916
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria topicauca Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) i. 594, sphalm. wfo-0001054672
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria topouensis Debb. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 9: 117 (1922) wfo-0000204414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria tungensis P.Lima Brotéria. Sér. Bot. 1921, xix. 120. wfo-0000626778
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria turgida Loisel. Herb. Amateur Fleurs 1: t. 238 (1828) wfo-0000626779
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria variegata Shecut Fl. Carol. : 468 (1806) wfo-1200021917
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria ventusa A.A.Ansari – — wfo-0000204417
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria vilaroi M.Gómez & Molinet Fl. Cuba (Gomez & Roig) 36. 1887 wfo-0001051170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria virgulta Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 276 (1827) wfo-0000626791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria virgultatis DC. – — wfo-0000210542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria viscosa Pursh ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 444, in syn. 1840 wfo-0001054681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria vitellina var. minor Loefgr. Bol. Commiss. Geogr. Estado Sao Paulo 10: 44. 1895 wfo-0001399601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria wightiana Graham – wfo-0000205910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Crotalaria ykingensis Harms Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 323 1901 — wfo-0001053900