Herbarium JCB

Crotalaria medicaginea var. medicaginea Lam.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Crotalaria medicaginea
Variety : medicaginea
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria medicaginea Lam.
Common name : Trefoil Rattlepod
Vernacular name : Gulali (Hin.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0415
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.Sankara Rao & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 26/11/15
Collection Locality : Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Open deciduous forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Comments : On poor soil up to 900 m and on rocky slopes of scrub jungles.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Santhanur R.F. (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Pinjara Hills (East Godavari district), Guntur district, Kurnool district, Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary (Chittoor district), Kadapa district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Khurda district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia to Australia; Malesia
Literature : 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; 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 medicaginea var. medicaginea. Downloaded on 1 February 2025.