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AVENDANO, Neida. Taxonomic review of Crotalaria L. genus (Faboideae-Crotalarieae) in Venezuela. Acta Bot. Venez. [online]. 2011, vol.34, n.1, pp.013-78. ISSN 0084-5906.

The review of Crotalaria genus to Venezuela was made in order to update the taxonomical information. The methodology was based on review of literature, the study and detailed descriptions of morphological features of the species, which allowed its identification with the support of the exsiccata placed on the national herbaria, as well as the types; in addition, field trips were done to enrich the collections of the National Herbarium of Venezuela (VEN) and regional herbaria. Seventeen species and two varieties (C. maypurensis var. depauperata and C. maypurensis var. maypurensis) were identified distributed in the Venezuelan territory in a 30-1800 m altitudinal range. C. paulina is consolidated as new record for the flora of Venezuela. The descriptions of the species are accompanied by key, illustrations of the habit of the reproductive structures, and the uses, habitat, phenology and distribution of the species are mentioned.

Palabras clave : Crotalaria; Fabaceae; Faboideae; taxonomic; Venezuela.

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