Herbarium JCB

Crotalaria calycina Schrank

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Crotalaria calycina
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria calycina Schrank
Collection Nos : KFP 2807; HJCB-E-0366
Collector(s) Name : P.Prakash & K.P.Sreenath; K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 21/09/1978; 15/11/2014
Collection Locality : Maderahalli Hill, Kolar district, Karnataka State; Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub forest; Deciduous forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : September-January
Comments : On hills up to 1100 m and on exposed cliffs among rocks, calcareous soil and in full sun.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Kadapa district, Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Visakhapatnam district, Srikakulam district, East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Ganjam district, Keonjhar district, Rayagada district, Koraput district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Africa, India, South-East Asia to Australia through Malesia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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 calycina. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.