Crotalaria virgulata Klotzsch
subsp. forbesii (Baker) Polhill

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Catapu, timber Concession.

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Bue Maria, Gorongosa National Park

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Along road to Mueredzi, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.

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Slopes of Mt Chiuata, Bunga Inselbergs, northwestern Gorongosa National Park

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Synonyms:	Crotalaria aculeata sensu Brenan Crotalaria forbesii Baker Crotalaria laevigata Lam. var. villosior Benth.
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Status:	Native
Description:	See subsp. virgulata for general description details. This subsp. is distinguished by the erect habit with long straight branches; the small leaves in distinct tufts; the primary inflorescences are few and mostly lead-opposed while supplementary inflorescences are numerous, 1-2-flowered from the tufts of leaves; indumentum more or less appressed white pubescent.
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Derivation of specific name:	forbesii: named after John Forbes (1799-1823), an English plant collector and naturalist. As representative of the Horticultural Society of London he visited the Cape in 1822. He died on the Zambezi River in Mozambique the following year.
Habitat:	In woodland and wooded grassland.
Altitude range:	Up to 650 m
Flowering time:	All year
Worldwide distribution:	(This subspecies) Eastern Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique.
Malawi distribution:	N,C,S
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 10 January 2018
Literature:	Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 181 - 184. (Includes a picture). Polhill, R.M. (1982). Crotalaria in Africa and Madagascar. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. Pages 290 - 293. (Includes a picture).

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