• Family : FABACEAE
  (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
• Subfamily : Faboideae
• Species : Crotalaria albida
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria albida Roth
• Common name : Hill Rattle wort
• Vernacular name : Banmethi (Hin.); Kondagiligichcha (Tel.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : September-March
• Native : South-East Asia
• Comments : Occasional in dry deciduous and open forests on exposed cliffs hills in clumps from 800-1000 m.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; East Godavari district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), West Godavari district, Horsley Hills (Chittoor district), Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, South-East Asia, Malaysia, Taiwan
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Crotalaria albida. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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