Crotalaria macrocalyx Benth.

Leguminosae

Common names

Crotalaria

Description

Deep rooted undershrub.

Habitat

Occasionally found growing among rubbish or debris or in waste places.

Soil

Found on clay soils.

Nutritional Quality and Animal Production

In Niger Crotalaria macrocalyx 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.