Crotalaria pulchra

Crotalaria pulchra Andrews (Syn: Crotalaria pulcherrima Sims; Crotalaria pulcherrima DC.); 
India (N): Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka; Tamil Nadu; Mauritius (I) as per ILDIS;
Common name: Handsome Rattlepod • Telugu: Nela Janumu
 

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Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: RVS7: Crotalaria pulchra: Crotalaria pulchra from Talakona, AP.

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Crotalaria pulchra Andrews : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. 

Crotalaria pulchra Andrews(= C. pulcherrima Sims), Fam: Fabaceae

02/12/2011, kolli hills, Tamilnadu,
Wild shrub, 1200m altitude, flowering

 

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08082018BHAR02 Shrub : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)- around 500 kb each. 

Found in Horsley hills of Eastern ghats, AP.

Wildest guess: Justicia adhatoda ??    

It reminds me of a Crotalaria sp.
Sir this is exactly C. pulchra.  
References:
Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  ILDIS  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah (2000- keys and details)  Embryology and Apomixis in Grasses By T. Pullaiah, G. N. V. Febulaus (2000- keys and details)

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