Crotalaria micans Link

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Crotalaria micans
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria micans Link
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0576
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R., Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 23/03/16
  • Collection Locality : Yercaud Hills, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Comments : Introduced in hills above 1200 m as a crop cover.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Yercaud Hills (Salem district), Sanyasimalai Hills, Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Araku Valley, Galikonda Hills (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical America; Intoduced to the Old World Tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; 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 micans. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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