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Crotalaria

Keys in Flora of Bhutan:

1. Leaves trifoliate …. ..2
+ Leaves simple …. ..3
2. Racemes usually leaf-opposed, rarely terminal …….. Species 1 (1. C. eytisoides DC.; C. psoralioides D. Don non Lamarck, Priorropis cytisoides (DC.) Wight & Arnott.) & 2 (2. C. bracteata Roxb.)
+ Racemes always terminal …. Species 3 (3. C. pallida Aiton; C. macronara Desveaux, C. srriara DC.) & 4 (4. C. trifoliastrum Willdenow)
3. Racemes terminal .. .. 4
+ Racemes interpetiolar or leaf-opposed … .. 6
4. Tall herbs or shrubs 0.75-2m tall .. .. Species 5 (5. C. tetragona Andrews), 6 (6. C. juncea L.) & 7 (7. C. spectabilis Roth; C. serieea Retzius non Burman f., C. leschenaaltii DC.)
+ Herbs or small to medium-sized shrubs 20—50( – l00)cm … .. 5
5. Calyx covered with long (1 .5—5mm) hairs … ..Species 8 (8. C. capitata Baker; C. bhutanica Thothathri), 9 (9. C. calycina Schrank) & I0 (10. C. sessiliflora L.)
+ Calyx covered with short (less than lmm) hairs ….. .. Species 11 (11. C. occulta Bentham), 12 (12. C. albida Roth) & I3 (13. C. linifolia L.f.; ?C. montana Roth)
6. Stems winged .. .. 14. C. alata D. Don; C. bialata Schrank
+ Stems unwinged …. .. Species 15 (15. C. ferruginea Bentham), 16 (16. C. humifusa Bentham) & 17 (17. C. acicularis Bentham)

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Crotalaria acicularis Benth. (Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO)

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Crotalaria agatiflora subsp. engleri (Baker f.) Polhill

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Crotalaria dubia Graham ex Benth. (India to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China: Bangladesh, China South-Central, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO)
 

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Crotalaria ferruginea Benth. (Bangladesh; Bhutan; China; India; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life)

         

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Crotalaria orixensis Willd. (Ethiopia (N); India (N): Andhra Pradesh; Assam; Bihar; Delhi ; Gujarat ; Haryana; Karnataka; Madhaya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Manipur; Orissa ; Pondicherry ; Punjab ; Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu; Uttar Pradesh; West Bengal; Yanan; Philippines (I) as per ILDIS)
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Images by N Muthu Karthick (Id by Shweta Subramaniam & N P Balakrishnan) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)

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Crotalaria stipitata Wight & Arn. (India (N): Andhra Pradesh; Karnataka; Kerala; Pondicherry; Tamil Nadu as per ILDIS)

Crotalaria tetragona Andrews

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Images by Prasad Dash, Prashant Awale, Sushmita Jha (Id by Tabish), Raghu Ananth (validation by L. Rasingam) & B. Rathinasabapathy (Validation by KM Prabhukumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)

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Crotalaria L. in India by Anis Ahmad Ansari  Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 2008 – Crotalaria – 376 pages

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From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :

Binomial Habit Notes Ref. Distrib.
Crotalaria
acicularis Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.		 Herb Western Ghats,
Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore
Crotalaria agatiflora Engler Shrub Western
Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Africa		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul,
Nilgiri 
Crotalaria alata Buch.-Ham & Roxb. Under shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Salem,
Theni
Crotalaria albida Heyne ex Roth Under shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous to Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Kanniya kumari, Namakkal, Nilgiri,
Salem, Tirunelveli, Viluppuram, Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria anagyroides H.B.K. (syn. of Crotalaria micans Link) Under shrub Cultivated,
Native of Tropical America		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Kanniya kumari, Nilgiri, Salem
Crotalaria angulata Mill. Herb Plains Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Kanchee puram,  Madurai,
Ramanatha puram, Salem, Thanjavur,
Thiruvallur, Tiruchchira ppalli, Viluppuram, Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria barbata Graham ex Wight &
Arn.		 Herb Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Nilgiri,
Tirunelveli
Crotalaria beddomeana Thoth. & A. A. Ansari Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Riparian		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983; Gamble, 1957		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Dharmapuri, Nilgiri, Theni
Crotalaria berteroana DC. Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Nilgiri,
Salem
Crotalaria bidiei Gamble is a synonym of Crotalaria alata D.Don Under shrub Western
Ghats,  Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Nilgiri
Crotalaria bifaria L. Herb Dry
Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Thanjavur
Crotalaria bourneae Fyson is a synonym of Crotalaria scabrella Wight & Arn. Under shrub Western
Ghats,  Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		  Dindigul, Nilgiri, Theni
Crotalaria calycina Schrank Herb Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Grasslands of Deciduous Forests 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem,
Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai, Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria candicans Wight & Arn. Under shrub Western
Ghats, High Altitude Grasslands 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri
Crotalaria clarkei Gamble Herb Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria clavata Wight & Arn. Shrub Western
Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Baker, 1876		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul 
Crotalaria conferta Fyson is a synonym of Crotalaria scabrella Wight & Arn. Shrub Western
Ghats, Grasslands, Evergreen Forests 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul,
Nilgiri
Crotalaria digitata Hook. Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Baker, 1876		 Dindigul,
Salem
Crotalaria dubia Graham ex benth. Herb Dry
Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Nilgiri
Crotalaria epunctata Dalz. Under shrub Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Tirunelveli
Crotalaria evolvuloides Wight ex Wight &
Arn. var. acutifolia
Gamble		 Herb Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Nilgiri
Crotalaria evolvuloides Wight ex Wight &
Arn. var. evolvuloides 		 Herb Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, High Altitude Grasslands 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni, Tiruchchira ppalli,
Tiruvanna malai, Viluppuram
Crotalaria formosa Graham ex Wight &
Arn.		 Shrub Western
Ghats, Shola Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Nilgiri
Crotalaria fysonii Dunn var. fysonii  Herb Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests,  Grasslands /
Road sides 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Theni, Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria fysonii Dunn var. glabra Gamble Herb Western
Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul
Crotalaria globosa Wight & Arn. Trailor Plains

to Low Altitude, Open Wastelands

 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul,
Ramanatha puram, Thoothukkudi, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria grahamiana Wight & Arn. Under shrub Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Theni, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria hebecarpa (DC.) Rudd Herb Plains
to Low Altitude		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts
Crotalaria heyneana Grahma ex Wight Under shrub Western
Ghats, Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria hirta Willd. Under shrub Plains
to Low Altitude		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Cuddalore,
Dharmapuri, Salem, Tirunelveli, Viluppuram
Crotalaria humifusa Graham ex Benth. Herb Dry
Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Nilgiri
Crotalaria juncea L. Shrub Plains,
often Cultivated for fiber		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts
Crotalaria laburnifolia L. Shrub Plains
to Low Altitude		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts
Crotalaria laevigata Lam. Shrub Western
Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Baker, 1876		 Coimbatore,
Nilgiri
Crotalaria linifolia L. Herb Dry
Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Cuddalore, Kanchee puram,
Kanniya kumari,
Thiruvallur, Tirunelveli,
Viluppuram
Crotalaria longipes Wight & Arn. Under shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Baker, 1876		 Dindigul,
Namakkal, Nilgiri
Crotalaria lunulata Heyne ex Wight &
Arn.		 Under shrub Dry
Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Thanjavur
Crotalaria madurensis Wight & Arn. Herb Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Dindigul,
Madurai, Nilgiri,  Salem, Theni,
Tiruchchira ppalli
Crotalaria medicaginea Lam. var. medicaginea Herb Dry
Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 All
districts
Crotalaria medicaginea Lam. var. neglecta (Wight & Arn.)
Baker 		 Herb Dry
Localities		 R.
Vijaya Sankar, 2007		 Tiruvanna malai
Crotalaria multiflora Benth. Shrub Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests,		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore
Crotalaria mysorensis Roth. Herb Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Madurai, Namakkal,
Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai
Crotalaria nana Burn. Herb Plains
to Mid Altitude		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts
Crotalaria notonii Wight & Arn. Shrub Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri 
Crotalaria obtecta Graham ex Wight &
Arn. var. glabrescens
(Benth.) Baker		 Shrub Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,  Dindigul, Kanniya kumari, Nilgiri,
Tirunelveli
Crotalaria obtecta Graham ex Wight &
Arn. var. obtecta		 Shrub Western
Ghats, Grasslands		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Nilgiri,
Theni
Crotalaria orixensis Willd. Herb Eastern
Ghats, Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dharmapuri,
Salem
Crotalaria ovalifolia Wall. ex Fyson is a synonym of Crotalaria scabrella Wight & Arn. Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests,
Grasslands 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni 
Crotalaria pallida Dryand. var. obovata (G.Don) Polhill Sub shrub Plains Matthew,
1999		 All
districts
Crotalaria pallida Dryand. var. pallida Under shrub Western
Ghats , Moist Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul,
Nilgiri
Crotalaria paniculata Willd. Under shrub Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts 
Crotalaria peduncularis Graham ex Wight
& Arn.		 Annual Western
Ghats,  Evergreen Forests, Grasslands		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Nilgiri
Crotalaria priestleyoides Benth ex Baker Under shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Nilgiri, Salem
Crotalaria prostrata Rottl. Shrub by
peren nial herb		 Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul,
Kanchee puram, Nilgiri, Thiruvallur,
Virudhu nagar, Viluppuram, Tiruvanna malai, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria pulchra Andr. Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Nilgiri,
Salem
Crotalaria pusilla Neyne ex Roth Herb Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Plains, Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Baker, 1876; Matthew, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Kanchee puram, Thiruvallur,
Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria quinquefolia L. Annual Plains
to Low elevation, Aquatic		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Cuddalore,
Kanchee puram, Nilgiri, Thanjavur, Thiruvallur, Viluppuram, Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria ramosissima Roxb. Herb Dry
Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Madurai,
Tiruvanna malai, Vellore, Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria retusa L. Under shrub Plains
to High elevation		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 All
districts
Crotalaria rigida Heyne ex Roth Shrub Dry
Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore, Nagapatti nam, Thanjavur,
Tirunelveli
Crotalaria salicifolia Heyne ex Wight &
Arn.		 Under shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Kanniya kumari, Nilgiri, Theni, Viluppuram
Crotalaria scabra Gamble Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Kanniya kumari, Salem, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria scabrella Wight & Arn.  Shrub Western
Ghats, Low Altitude, Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul,
Nilgiri, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria semperflorens Vent. is a synonym of Crotalaria verrucosa L. Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests , Forests boarders		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Kanniya kumari,  Nilgiri,
Salem, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria shevaroyensis Gamble is a synonym of Crotalaria longipes Wight & Arn. Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dharmapuri,
Dindigul, Salem
Crotalaria speciosa Heyne ex Roth Under shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983; Gamble, 1957		 Dharmapuri,
Tirunelveli, Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth Under shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem
Crotalaria subperfoliata Wight ex Wight
& Arn.		 Herb Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Dindigul,
Salem, Theni, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai,
Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria tecta Heyne ex Roth is a synonym of Crotalaria linifolia L.f. Under shrub Plains  Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul,
Kanniya kumari, Madurai, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria trifoliastrum Willd. Herb Plains Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Cuddalore, Dindigul 
Crotalaria triquetra Dalz. Herb Western
Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Nilgiri,
Theni
Crotalaria umbellata Wight ex Wight &
Arn.		 Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kanniya kumari,
Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli,
Virudhu nagar
Crotalaria verrucosa L. Herb Plains
to Low Altitude		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts
Crotalaria walkeri Arn. Under shrub Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Kanniya kumari,  Nilgiri,
Theni, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria wightiana Graham ex Wight &
Arn.		 Shrub Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests , Boarders 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni, Tirunelveli
Crotalaria willdenowiana DC. subsp. glabrifoliolata Ellis Sub shrub Western
Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests, Endemic		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore
Crotalaria willdenowiana DC. subsp. willdenowiana Sub shrub Plains
to Low Altitude, Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Kanchee puram, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchchira ppalli,  Tiruvanna malai, Vellore

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Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 7.1.14 : 

Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Crotalaria alata Crotalaria bialata Fabaceae Winged-Stem Rattlepod
Crotalaria albida Fabaceae Narrowleaf Rattlepod
Crotalaria berteroana Crotalaria fulva Fabaceae Tawny Rattlepod
Crotalaria calycina Fabaceae Silky-Haired Rattlepod
Crotalaria filipes Fabaceae Creeping Hemp
Crotalaria fysonii Fabaceae Fyson’s Rattlepod
Crotalaria hebecarpa Goniogyna hebecarpa, Goniogyna hirta, Hallia hirta Fabaceae Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod
Crotalaria heyneana Fabaceae Heyne’s Crotalaria
Crotalaria hirsuta Crotalaria dichotoma, Crotalaria rubiginosa Fabaceae Hairy Rattlepod
Crotalaria humifusa Crotalaria prostrata Fabaceae Sprawling Rattlepod
Crotalaria juncea Fabaceae Sunn Hemp
Crotalaria leptostachya Fabaceae Slender Spiked Rattlepod
Crotalaria medicaginea var. medicaginea Crotalaria procumbens, Crotalaria virgata, Indigofera capitata Fabaceae Medick Rattlepod
Crotalaria mysorensis Fabaceae Mysore Rattlepod
Crotalaria nana Fabaceae Tiny Rattlepod
Crotalaria pallida Crotalaria mucronata, Crotalaria striata Fabaceae Smooth Rattlepod
Crotalaria prostrata Fabaceae Prostrate Rattlepod
Crotalaria quinquefolia Fabaceae Five Leaf Rattlepod
Crotalaria retusa Fabaceae Rattleweed
Crotalaria sessiliflora subsp. sessiliflora Crotalaria nepaulensis, Crotalaria burmanica Fabaceae Stalkless Blue Rattlepod
Crotalaria spectabilis Crotalaria sericea, Crotalaria leschenenaulti Fabaceae Showy Rattlepod
Crotalaria tetragona Crotalaria grandiflora, Crotalaria esquirolii Fabaceae Eastern Rattlepod
Crotalaria verrucosa Fabaceae Blue Rattlepod

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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett:
Crotalaria clavata Wight & Arn.- Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria conferta Fyson is a synonym of Crotalaria scabrella Wight & Arn.– Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria digitata Hook.- Karnataka & Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria fysonii var. glabra Gamble is a synonym of Crotalaria fysonii– Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria globosa Wight & Arn.-Karnataka & Tamilnadu, 
Crotalaria kodaiensis Debb. & S.Biswasis a synonym of Crotalaria longipes Wight & Arn.– Tamilnadu, 
Crotalaria longipes– Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria lutescens Dalzell- Karnataka & Maharastra,
Crotalaria noveoides Griff. is a synonym of Crotalaria notonii– Maghalaya,
Crotalaria peduncularis Wight & Arn.- Kerala & Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria priestleyoides Baker- Karnataka & Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria rigida Heyne ex Rothis a synonym of Crotalaria medicaginea var. rigida (Heyne ex Roth) Kuntze– Andhra, Karnataka & Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria sandoorensis Gamble-Karnataka,
Crotalaria scabra Gamble-Tamilnadu,
Crotalaria shevaroyensis Gambleis a synonym of Crotalaria longipes– Tamilnadu
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An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- Details-
Crotalaria semperflorens Vent. is a synonym of Crotalaria verrucosa L.
Crotalaria shevaroyensis Gamble is a synonym of Crotalaria longipes
Crotalaria subperfoliata Wight ex Wight & Arn.
Crotalaria umbellata Wight & Arn.
Crotalaria verrucosa …………………
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Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (2004- Details with Keys–
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Flora of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, Chintala Prabhakar, B. Ravi Prasad Rao (1998- Details with Keys–
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Crotalaria :  1 post by 1 author.
I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Crotalaria

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other databases.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages (Click on View All). On clicking them one can see all the details.

Any comments are welcome.

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Pl. go through ‎Crotalaria (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Fabaceae (Leguminosae)‎) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia.

If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice.
Updated on December 24, 2024

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