Crotalaria salicifolia B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 182 (1834) ;
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SW. India as per POWO;
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Common name: Willow-Leaf Rattlepod
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Shrubs; stems villous. Leaves to 7 x 2.5 cm, elliptic, obtuse at apex, acute at base, densely fulvous tomentose; nerves 5-7 pairs; stipules absent. Raceme terminal; bracts 7 mm long, lanceolate, hairy. Flowers many, calyx 2 cm long, lobes slightly falcate, densely hairy; petals yellow; standard 25 mm across, tomentose along the midrib; wings 20 mm long; keel densely tomentose along the margins . Pods 5.6 x 2.5 cm, oblong, shortly stalked, glabrous.
Grassy patches in degraded forests
Flowering and fruiting: October-January
(Attributions: Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi as per India Biodiversity Portal)
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Specimen. Crotalaria salicifolia: 3 images.
I attach herewith the photos of Crotalaria salicifolia to be added to the Crotalaria page in efloraofindia
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of peninsular India Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora (FBI)