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Type: Article
Published: 2018-03-29
Page range: 31–58
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A synopsis of the genus Crotalaria (Leguminosae) in Brazil

Instituto de Amparo à Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação de Roraima, Herbário do Museu Integrado de Roraima, Av. Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes s.n., Parque Anauá, 69305–010 Boa Vista, RR, Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Botânica, CP 6109, CEP 13083–970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Crotalarieae Papilionoideae Neotropics taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

The genus Crotalaria (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) comprises herbaceous and shrubby species with simple, 1–foliolate or 3 (4–5)–foliolate leaves, the stamens united in a sheath open at least at the base, with dimorphic anthers, and the legumes are inflated. This paper updates the taxonomy of Crotalaria in Brazil since the tratament of Bentham in Flora Brasiliensis. We provide a key, brief descriptions, illustrations and notes on affinities, geographical distribution and ecology for the 31 native and 11 introduced or naturalized species ocurring in Brazil. A lectotype for Crotalaria vespertilio Benth. is also designated.