Crotalaria micans Link (syn: Crotalaria anagyroides Kunth; Crotalaria brachystachya Benth.; Crotalaria dombeyana DC.; Crotalaria stipulata Vell.; Crotalaria triphylla Vell.); . Shrubs, up to 3 m high; branchlets angular, sericeous. Leaves alternate, 3-foliolate; leaflets 3-6 x 0.8-2.0 cm, oblong-oblanceolate, cuneate at base, obtuse, mucronate at apex, glabrous above, adpressed-pubescent beneath; petiolules 3-4 mm long; petioles up to 4.5 cm long, longitudinally grooved above; stipules subulate, ca 2 mm long, caduceus. Racemes terminal or axillary, elongated, up to 15 cm long; peduncles 3-4 cm long. Flowers numerous, distantly arranged, ca 2 x 2.5 cm; bracts linear, 6-7 mm long, caducous; bracteoles linear, 3-4 mm long, adpressed to calyx, caducous; pedicels ca 1 cm long. Calyx-tube 4.5-5.0 mm long, lobes 6-7 mm long, ovate, bilobed, divided to a little more than half of the length of calyx, sericeous. Petals yellow, twice as long as calyx; vexillum orbicular, ca 1.8 x 2 cm, retuse at apex, glabrous, claw ca 5 mm long; wing petals oblong, ca 2 x 0.5 cm, truncate at apex; keel petals ca 1.8 x 0.8 cm, falcate, beak untwisted. Staminal sheath ca 1 cm long; free filaments 0.5-1.0 cm long; longer anthers oblong, ca 2.5 mm long; shorter anthers ovoid, ca 0..8 mm long. Ovary ovate-oblong, shortly stalked, ca 1 cm long, densely pubescent; style ca 1.5 cm long, curved, apically pubescent on the innerside; ovules ca 15. Pods oblong-terete, 2.5-3.0 x 1.0-1.3 cm, pubescent transversely nerved, much exceeding the persistent calyx, shortly stalked; seeds 3-5, obliquely-cordiform, 4-5 mm long, light brown, finely papillate, with the narrow end strongly incurved. Flowering and fruiting: April-May Along roadsides in the high ranges Native of tropical America, now widely naturalised (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal ) . Crotalaria micans occurs in Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. This species has been introduced into parts of Africa including Madagascar, southeast Asia and Australia. C. micans inhabits savannas, steep banks, hillsides, barrancas, frequently in grassland in openings of oak forest and occassionally in oak-pine forest. Crotalaria micans has been introduced into many tropical areas where it is used as an ornamental crop cover.
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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Crotalaria sp.-1 from Meghalaya KD 11 OCT145 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) I have shared similar plant from Gori valley area, hope to get the id soon !! Thanks for posting … Crotalaria micans Link
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Crotolaria for id:: Gori Valley :: NS OCT 16/16 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) The leaves are not seen clearly. Nevertheless, it could be C.pallida or C.pallida var. obvovata. Crotalaria micans Link
Location: Singtam, Darjeeling, India Date: 22 May 2017 Altitude: 1800 ft. Crotalaria ..??? Which one?? Pl. Check comparative images in efi site at Crotalaria Crotalaria micans Link ??? I also think matches with images at Crotalaria micans
I would very much appreciate any help in identifying this fabaceae bush. it growing on a road a few miles from Munnar first week of October 2018 Pl. check comparative images at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a–-l/f/fabaceae/crotalaria Thank you for your suggestion. I went thru the Crotolarias, but could not find a perfect match. It seems close to Crotalaria micans and Crotalaria trfoliastrum Appears more closer to Crotalaria micans out of these two.
ID15062013PHK1 : Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors. Id please Crotalaria cytisoides. This looks like Crotalaria micans Link. Please check. Maybe yes, if we go by markings on the petals, as per https://efloraofindia.com/2015/11/01/crotalaria-micans/
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