Abstract:
This paper is a revision of genus
Crotalaria(Papilionaceae) in Yunnan. 30 species and 2 varieties of this genus have been described so far. Hence, there are 27 species, including 4 exotic species, and 4 varieties are distributed in this very province. Among them, 1 new variety,
C. mairei var.
pubescens, and 3 new combinations,
C. yunnanensis var.
heqingensis,
C. peguana var.
qiubeiensis, and
C. albida var.
gengmaensis, and 1 new record of China,
C. humifusa, are included. In addition, 2 species are combined, they are
C. jingpingensis to
C. prostrata and
C. yuanjiangensis to
C. medicaginea. Besides, the pollen morphology in some taxa of this genus has been examined.