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Crotalaria<\/i> sp. of Leguminosae<\/i> family. In Malayalam (in Tamil as well, I guess) it is called Kilukkachedy<\/b>. The dry fruit while shaking makes nice sound (we use to play around when I was a child). The flowers are not visible hence I may not be able to confirm the id.
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Your plant looks more like Crotalaria retusa<\/i>.
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Fwd: Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Crotalaria retusa from Delhi-GSOCT08\/08<\/span><\/a>\u00a0: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5)
\n<\/span>Crotalaria retusa<\/i>\u00a0Linn., Sp.Pl. 715. 1753<\/span><\/div>\n\n
Common names:\u00a0<\/span>devil<\/span>–bean<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>rattlebox<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wedge<\/span>–leaf<\/span> crotalaria<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\nUp to 1.4 m tall herb or shrubby, branches glabrous; eaf simple, oblanceolate-oblong up to 8 cm long, apex obtuse or retuse, glabrous above, pubescent beneath; flowers yellow tinged with purple, 2.5-3 cm long in erect terminal raceme up to 30 cm long; pod up to 5 cm long, glabrous, 15-20 seeded.<\/span><\/div>\nPhotographed
from Botanical Garden<\/span>, Khalsa College, Delhi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n