Crotalaria atrorubens Hochst. ex Benth.

Leguminosae

Common names

Geta hole, Geyta naange

Description

Deep rooted, annual or frutescent perennial. 

Soil

Found on sandy soils.

Nutritional Quality and Animal Production

In Niger Crotalaria atrorubens is recorded as palatable.

References

Andrew 1952 ; Hutchinson et al. 1958 ; Gillett et al. 1971 ; Bartha 1970 ; Baumer 1975 ; Berhaut 1976 ; Peyre de Fabrègues & Lebrun 1976 ; Lock 1989 ; Burkill 1995.