Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Crotalaria spectabilis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
  • Vernacular name : Jhunjhunia (Hin.); Junka, Jhunka, Haridijiling (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0528
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 27/02/16
  • Collection Locality : Berbera Forest, Khurda district, Odisha State
  • Habitat : Mixed Deciduous Forest
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : September-May
  • Comments : Common in deciduous and open forests.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Khoraput district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • 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 ; 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 spectabilis. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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