Crotalaria zanzibarica
(Cusara pea, Zanzibar rattlepod)
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FAMILY |
Fabaceae |
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Species |
Crotalaria zanzibarica |
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Common name(s) |
Cusara pea, Zanzibar rattlepod |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers yellow. Erect herb to 1.5 m when flowering |
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Distinguishing features |
Leaves 3-foliolate, stipules absent. Flowers in an elongated raceme, standard petal yellow with purplish streaks, particularly towards the base. Pod 3-4.5 cm long, black, pendent at maturity, seeds orange to reddish-brown 50-70 per pod. |
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