Crotalaria juncea L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Crotalaria juncea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria juncea L.
  • Common name : Sunn Hemp; Bombay Hemp
  • Vernacular name : Masina, Sannai Sunn (Hin.); Sanppu, Sanarppai, Janupa, Sanalnar (Tam.); Shanama, Janumu, Gilaka, Gili Ginta (Tel.); Choni, Chanapata (Ori.); Jenapavera, Pulivanji (San.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-95
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
  • Collection Date : 19/11/14
  • Collection Locality : Palamner forest range, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Degraded deciduous forest
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : August-May
  • Native : India
  • Comments : A good fodder crop and used as a green manure.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Tropics of the World
  • 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 and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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 juncea. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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