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Crotalaria albida Roth (syn: Crotalaria arenaria “sensu Zoll. & Moritzi, non Be”; Crotalaria deflexa Benth.; Crotalaria formosana T.Ito & Matsum.; Crotalaria henricii Hochr.; Crotalaria hossei Craib; Crotalaria montana Roxb.; Crotalaria pseudohenricii Hochr.);
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Common name: Narrowleaf Rattlepod • Hindi: Khurmana, बन मेथी Ban-methi, चुनचुनी Chunchuni, Saun • Kannada: Giligili gida • Oriya: jhunjhuni • Telugu: Kondagiligichcha
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India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh; Arunachal Pradesh ; Assam ; Bihar; Goa; Gujarat ; Haryana ; Himachal Pradesh ; Jammu-Kashmir; Karnataka; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra; Meghalaya; Orissa; Punjab; Rajasthan; Sikkim; Tamil Nadu; Tripura ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal and other countries as per ILDIS;
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Diffuse herbs; branches radiating from a perennial stout root stock. Leaves to 1.5 x 0.5 cm, oblanceolate, obtuse, hairy below. Racemes to 6 cm long, terminal; bracts and bracteoles minute. Flowers 10 mm long, yellow; calyx 9 mm long; lobes unequal; standard 8 mm across, orbicular, hairy on back; wings 8 x 3 mm, rugose; keel glabrous. Pods 9 x 3 mm, obovate, glabrous; seeds few. Flowering and fruiting: December-January
Grasslands
Indo-Malesia
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
This species has an extemely wide range. It is native in India, China and many countries in South East Asia from Pakistan to the Philippines and extending south to Papua New Guinea and north to Nepal.
This woody herb is found in dry deciduous and open forests, scrub in jungles and in clearings and open grassland. It is also listed as a weed of rice fields in India (Dubey 2004).
This species is listed as used for medicinal purposes (human as well as veterinary) from a sample site in Andhra Pradesh, India (Shankar et al. 2002). It is recorded as a treatment for warts, especially on the sole of the foot and a juice obtained from the roots is given for indigestion in Nepal (Manandhar and Manandhar 2002).
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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Crotalaria for specific id :: Chakrata :: NS OCT 28/28 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)
This herb was found from Chakrata area, specific id is requested..! Crotalaria species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Crotalaria albida B.Heyne ex Roth
Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Crotalaria sp. for ID from Chakrata: It may be Crotalaria montana. Which species out of the following pl. (as per the Plant list):
I meant Crotalaria montana Roth which is the accepted name. To me it appears close to the images at Crotalaria albida Roth (syn: Crotalaria montana Roxb.) . Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Crotalaria montana from Chakrata-GSOCT09/09 : 7 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (4) Crotalaria montana Roth.
Annual herb up to 1 m tall with feruginous stem; leaves oblanceolate, oblong to linear, up to 5 cm long, densely hairy beneath, petiole 1 mm long, stipules almost absent; flowers pale yellow in up to 30 cm long raceme; pedicel 3-5 mm long; calyx 8 mm long, pubescent; corolla almost as long, wings slightly shorter than keel, keel with up to 4 mm long beak; pod 6-8 mm long, dark grey to blackish,
Photographed from Chakrata Tiger fall area Good write up on species and clear set of images … Perhaps it may be Crotalaria linifolia L. Crotalaria albida (=C.montana) to me which is common in mid hills of Uttarakhand.
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Crotalaria for id suggestion:: Chakrata :: NS OCT 29/29 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Crotalaria species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) It is one of the favourite for tiger butterflies. They suck the juice to get alkaloids. Male butterflies Pl. check with images at Crotalaria albida Roth
Fabaceae week: Crotalaria pusilla: Good Closeup … can we have some descriptive details of this plant please. Looks different from images of the same species at ANOCT73 Crotalaria sp. for identification
Also check with florakarnataka.jpg
Also check with 1) florakarnataka/IMG_3093.jpg Its not Crotalaria pusilla. Kindly send more images showing diagnostic feature.
Closest match I found is with Crotalaria albida
Crotolaria sp for ID confirmation : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)
Pl help me to confirm the ID of the attached Crotalaria sp.
Suggested ID: Crotalaria albida.
Observed at a height of 600 ft. above MSL., Yellagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu
Much branched shrub of about 45 cms. Leaves simple and linear. Infl terminal with 6-10 flowers. Corolla Pale yellow. Its Crotalaria albida var. kangransis
Fully opened flowers observed after 4.00 p.m. Whether it could be Crotalaria albida ? Looks like Crotalaria ramossisima Thanks, …
To me also it appears close to images at Crotalaria albida Roth and does not match with images at Crotalaria ramosissima Roxb.
Thanks, …, for pointing out.
SK 2203 04 October 2019 : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)- 1, 1, 1 & 2 mb.
Location: Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal
Altitude: 1786m.
Date: 02 September 2019
Habit : Wild
Crotalaria sp. ? ID ??
Attachments (3)- 1, 2 & 2 mb. Yes. Did you check the comparative images? Yes … but could not decide!
Thank you …! Nepali Names : भेडी फूल Bhedee Phool/ पुतली फूल Putalee Phool
. Crotalaria albida B.Heyne ex Roth : 3 posts by 2 authors. No images.
I have noticed 2 posts in the FoI and guess both are same. Thank you for pointing out this blunder! It has been corrected now. Thank you … ! Not a blunder as such, just an oversight I guess.
SK 2247 26 October 2019 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)- 607 kb, 1, 1, 2 & 2 mb.
Location: Lata Bahnjyang, Lalitpur
Date: 16 September 2019
Elevation: 2106 m.
Habit : Wild
Which Fabaceae ??
Attachments (3)-1,1 & 3 mb. Pl. check comparative images at Crotalaria Pl. check with Crotalaria albida Roth
Does it look same as SK 2203 04 October 2019 ?
This one is extending from wall and the earlier one is upright from ground ! Flora of Bhutan gives the following description:
12. C. albida Roth       Need id of plant 03 from Morena, M.P
25 October 19
Pls check https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/f/fabaceae/crotalaria Pl. check with Crotalaria linifolia L.f. as per comparative images at Crotalaria
Thanks … please check one more image of its fruit or seed. It looks different from Crotalaria linifolia Fruit in this image look somewhat similar to Crotalaria nana
But earlier images does not appear to be of Crotalaria nana as per images and details herein.   Experts please check 2 more image Of plant taken on 1st March 2020 1) closeup of flower and leaf 2) Image of whole Plant with flower Leaf and fruit. I think Crotalaria albida, please check.
Yes !
ANOCT82 Crotalaria albida : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Yes it is Crotalaria albida Roth .      Wild Weed for ID : Tiny Yellow Flowers : Way to Nasik : 18NOV21 : AK – 008: 5 images. Wild weed with yellow flowers seen on the way from Mumbai to Nasik. Seems Crotalaria Species. Crotalaria albida Ruth. ?? Yes, appears close to images at Crotalaria albida . Crotalaria albida Heyne ex Roth: 7 very high images. Location: Dailekh, West Nepal
Altitude: 622 m.
Date: 13 August 2021
Habit : Wild . Crotalaria albida Heyne ex Roth: 6 very high res. images. Location: Surkhet, West Nepal
Date: 29 August 2021
Altitude: 1153 m.
Habit : Wild
ID250909phk1 – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 5 posts by 4 authors. This may be Crotalaria prostata Rottl. Crotalaria linifolia Taking it as Crotalaria albida as per descriptions at Crotalaria albida Roth vs Crotalaria linifolia L.f.
Requesting ID of this yellow Fabaceae member – Mumbai :: 16092013 :: ARK-01 :: September 2013 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 2 authors. it is Crotalaria linifolia, very common during rains Taking it as Crotalaria albida as per descriptions at Crotalaria albida Roth vs Crotalaria linifolia L.f. it looks Crotalaria albida to me. I guess the suggested ID is correct!
Fabaceae plant for Id from Vashi, Mumbai : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Appears like a Crotalaria species. Crotalaria species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Crotalaria sp. C linifolia Taking it as Crotalaria albida as per descriptions at Crotalaria albida Roth vs Crotalaria linifolia L.f.
Peth Kothaligad, September 2021 :: Fabaceae 2 for ID :: ARK2022-002: 5 images.
Pl. check comparative images at Crotalaria. I think it is close to images at Crotalaria linifolia L.f. Taking it as Crotalaria albida as per descriptions at Crotalaria albida Roth vs Crotalaria linifolia L.f.
Can be Crotalaria linifolia: On the https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/20/crotalaria-linifolia/ page, I see some sets showing obovate leaves while some are linear. Same observed in photos of herbaria in POWO. If C. linifolia has variable leaves, it makes it difficult for me to decide, I will leave it to experts to comment.
narrow leaves, with hairy leaf surface
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Week_ Crotolaria linnifolia_ 091111PD11 Flora of Orissa
obovate leaves, tapering towards stem, not hairy
not hairy, leaves of my posted plants have some similarity to those in posts listed below
I feel it may be https://efloraofindia.com/2014/11/07/crotalaria-albida/ . References: |
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