It has been introduced as a crop plant in many tropical areas and has. Suppression effect of crotalaria ochroleuca cover crop on. Their poisonous qualities were discovered in connection with animal stock loss, and development was then halted, but several persist as common noxious weeds. Crotalaria ochroleuca and crotalaria brevidens vegetable at three stages of maturity dirk m. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Differential tolerance of crotalaria species to herbicides. There is an increased interest in crotalaria entries as a cover crop for sugarcane saccharum officinarum l. Marejeas young shoots and leaves are harvested, then chopped, boiled, and eaten with maize, sorghum, millet, or beans. Crotalaria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family fabaceae subfamily faboideae commonly known as rattlepods.
Crotalaria juncea is the most important and fastest growing species of the crotalaria genus. The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at. Hence, mulching crotalaria residues at maturity would seem to be more favorable than incorporating them at an immature stage. Continuing research tells me that there are other crotalaria plants used as food. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Past research efforts have shown that the soft, lignified fibers produced in the stem of sunn hemp could be utilized in the manufacturing of pulp and paper, and more recent efforts have indicated that other potential products can be developed from these fibers. The plant grows from west africa to the sudan and south to angola, mozambique, zimbabwe, and botswana. It is used in the production of twine, rug yarn, tissue paper, fishnets, sacking, canvas, and cordage duke, 1983. The main stem is slender with drooping branches, the new stems are velvety to the touch. Cooperative extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians.
Media in category crotalaria ochroleuca the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Crotalaria ochroleuca in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Pdf pyrrolizidine alkaloid profiles in crotalaria species. Rattlebox crotalaria sagittalis bean family fabaceae description. Cultivation 4 soil and harvestingmoisture requirements 4 palatability to livestock. The genus includes about 500 species of herbaceous plants and shrubs. The taste is a cross between watercress, spinach, and sorrel. An crotalaria ochroleuca in nahilalakip ha genus nga crotalaria, ngan familia nga fabaceae. Crotalaria brevidens rattle pod is a plant in the legume fabaceae family that is eaten in africa.
Some documents posted on the hear website are in adobe acrobat pdf format. Senegal, nigeria, cameroon, congo, dr congo, southern. It can be eaten with rice or noodles, or as a stirfried side dish with red bell pepper, onions, and garlic. Usually bright yellow in crotalaria brevidens, the calyx glabrous versus often puberulous, and the fruit diameter 1. Crotalaria junceais grown mainly in india, brazil, and west pakistan for its fiber. This species can best be distinguished by the colour of the flower pale yellow or creamish vs. Information is limited on the adaptation and production of sunn hemp crotalaria juncea l. Crotalaria retusa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by various common names including devilbean, rattleweed, shack shack, and wedgeleaf rattlepod. Among the alvs commonly consumed among many communities in kenya is. The aim of this experiment was to determine the tolerance of crotalaria juncea, c. Crotalaria spectabilis is an erect, muchbranched annual to perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist.
White and haun, 1965 zafar et al, 1975 complete list of references for duke, handbook of energy crops. Although generally considered to be a tropical or subtropical crop, it is drought resistant and has a wide range of adaptation to soil types. Abukutsaonyango 3 1 jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and technology kenya 2department of food science and technology jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and. Pods less than 1 cm long, containing only 12 seeds. Crotalaria definition of crotalaria by the free dictionary. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Sunn hemp is also being looked at as a possible biofuel. Chemotaxonomic significance article pdf available in biochemical systematics and ecology 374. The crop is grown for green manure, as a soil improver and as a disease break in cereal or other crop rotations tripathi et al.
African leafy vegetables alv are commonly consumed in kenya. Pyrrolizidine alkaloid profiles in crotalaria species from brazil. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Stipules if present, narrow to 3 mm long, leaves with 3 leaflets. Leaves with 3 leaflets, each with a notch at the apex. Although often considered a weed this plant does make a nice garden plant but seeds germinate readily. Crotalaria ochroleuca cvtocoverview eppo global database. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are present in some species, which in livestock can cause acute or more often chronic poisoning known as crotal ism. It grows in seasonally flooded areas, flood plains, swamp edges, bushland, at roadsides, and in cultivated land from 300 m to 2000 m above sea level. Crotalaria brevidens and crotalaria ochroleuca are leafy vegetable species found to be cultivated in western kenya. These are primarily included because names of species rank.
Crotalaria ochroleuca as a green manure crop in uganda. Enlow, associate agronomist, office of forage crops and diseases, bureau of plant industry contents page introduction use 1 general description time2 climatic requirements. Crotalaria species, rabbit bells crotalaria rotundifolia. Rattlebox crotalaria sagittalis illinois wildflowers. Chipilin, crotalaria ochroleuca, marejea, vegetable, green. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids occur in a large number of plants, notably the genera crotalaria figure 76. To test this hypothesis, three field studies were conducted over three consecutive cropping seasons at kawanda agricultural research institute in uganda. They all contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids which cause damage in liver, lungs and in pigs in the kidney. It is generally considered to have originated in india. Production of the green manure by intercropping crotalaria with either maize or beans was found to be feasible with little reduction in food crop yield and a mean land equivalent ratio of 1. Ang crotalaria sakop sa kabanay nga fabaceae matang nga nahiubos.
Crotalaria ochroleuca rattle pod is a plant in the legume fabaceae family that is eaten in africa. Don is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus crotalaria family leguminosae. Uganda crotalaria ochroleuca alayu, also known as the slender leaf, is an indigenous vegetable that has been a source of food security for a long time in the country, mainly due to its high nutrition. If your computer is not already set up to read these files. An crotalaria ochroleuca in uska species han magnoliopsida nga ginhulagway ni george don jr. With ample water and room this shrub can grow to 12 feet tall by an equal width but is more often seen much smaller and where grown without summer irrigation is often only 4 to 5 feet tall. Its original native range is unclear, probably including tropical asia, africa and australia. Pages in category crotalaria the following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. The leaves are divided into 3 narrow leaflets typically 10 cm long by 2 cm wide. The potential of crotalaria ochroleuca as a green manure crop was evaluated in a series of onstation and onfarm trials on reddish kaolinitic loam and sandy clay loam soils in uganda. Aug 04, 2017 showy crotalaria is a common weed in the panhandle that is toxic to livestock. They have a high potential of playing a significant role in alleviating the high rate of malnutrition in the country.
The diseases caused have many names including walkabout, kimberley horse disease, stywesiekte and. Wikispecies har information om crotalaria ochroleuca. Crotalaria agatiflora canary bird bush an evergreen shrub characterized by flowers that look like a family of green canaries perching on a branch. This wildflower is a summer annual about 612 tall that branches occasionally. Plants profile for crotalaria ochroleuca slender leaf rattlebox.
It is used as a wild or cultivated vegetable in several african countries. An crotalaria in nahilalakip ha familia nga fabaceae ilarom nga taxa. It is poisonous to livestock, and contaminates human food. Outside africa, it has become naturalized in brazil, the united states florida, australia, new guinea and china. Different letters in line indicate significant difference. Crotalaria capensis is an evergreen, quickgrowing, muchbranched shrub or small upright tree, 25 m high. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Attractive trifoliate leaves are bright green above and bluegreen beneath, and the young growth is silvery blue.
General information about crotalaria ochroleuca cvtoc this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. Pdf nutritional composition of slenderleaf crotalaria. Presented here is summary information about the species crotalaria ochroleuca from the global compendium of weeds, and citations of references to this species as a weed. The plant list includes 1,415 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus crotalaria. Plants profile for crotalaria ochroleuca slender leaf. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Jcu facebook icon jcu instagram icon jcu twitter icon jcu linkedin icon jcu youtube icon feedback. Postemergence bentazon, ametryn, amicarbazone, 2,4d. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about crotalaria species, rabbit bells crotalaria rotundifolia supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Flowers in a terminal raceme to 30 cm long, each flower with a stalk 37 mm long.
Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 5526. It is now widely grown throughout the tropics and subtropics as a source of green manure, fodder and lignified fiber obtained from its stem. Several tribes known to reside in the country, including the luhyas, luos and kisiis tribes, have been reported to have an extraordinarily high number of these species in comparison to other plant species in their communities. Warm season cover crop adaptation trials using crotalaria. Africa is the continent with the majority of crotalaria species approximately 400 species, which are mainly found in damp grassland, especially in floodplains, depressions and along edges of swamps and. Crotalaria ochroleuca is found almost throughout tropical africa except the northeastern and most southern parts and most islands of the indian ocean. We do not use these to store personal information about you. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. These plants get their name from the sound made when their podlike fruit is shaken, causing the seeds to rattle around inside. There are many species and most of them are poisonous.
Crotalaria crotolaria, rattlebox, rattleweed north. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Doug mayo commonly known as showy rattlebox, showy crotalaria is a fast growing summer annual that germinates in early spring and flowers in late summer. Download visual reference images from our ebook page. The plant list includes a further 252 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus crotalaria. Some species of crotalaria are grown as fiber crops, fodder, and green manure, while others are used medicinally and as ornamentals. Crotalaria, a new legume for the south by roland mckia senior agronomist, and o. Rattlebox crotalaria species at jdsp worldwide, there are over 600 species in the genus crotalaria, also commonly known as rattlebox, rattlepod, shake shake, or devilbean. Crotalaria juncea, known as brown hemp, indian hemp, madras hemp, or sunn hemp, is a tropical asian plant of the legume family. For fiber production, a light loam, moderately rich, welldrained soil is preferred montgomery 1954.
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