Herbarium JCB

Crotalaria prostrata Rottl. ex Willd.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Crotalaria prostrata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria prostrata Willd.
Vernacular name : Serigally gista (Tel.); Vishnukarni (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0506; HJCB-0498
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 25/02/16
Collection Locality : Mahanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Nayagarh District, Odisha State
Habitat : Stream banks of Sal Forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : September-April
Native : India
Comments : Occasional on hills slopes and stream banks of deciduous forests to 750 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Pacchamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Kurnool district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills, Sambalpur district, Kalahandi district, Nayagarh district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, South-East Asia, 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 et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; 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 prostrata. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.