Crotalaria angulata Miller

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Crotalaria angulata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria angulata Mill.
  • Common name : Rabbit Bells
  • Key identification features : A diffuse silky herb with a stout rootstock. Leaves are simple, cordate-lanceolate, membranous and alternate. Inflorescence is lateral with flowers in pairs, rarely solitary, up to 2.5 cm, bright and beautiful. Pod is sub-orbicular and hairy.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : November-February
  • Comments : Occasional on foothills of scrub jungles and in moist and dry deciduous forests. Also, along riverside and grazing ground in full sun.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district), Palamner Forest Range (Chittoor district), Kalasamudram R.F. (Ananthapur district), Guvvalacheruvu R.F. (Kadapa district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; 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 angulata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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