• Family : FABACEAE
  (Pea Or Bean Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
• Subfamily : Faboideae
• Synonym(s) : Crotalaria laevigata auct. non Lam. FBI and FPM Gamble
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria stipitata Wight & Arn.
• Habit : Undershrub
• Key identification features : Small erect undershrub; flowers yellow; leaves obcordte, glabrous
• Collector(s) Name : S.R. Ramesh & S.B. Manohar; Raja K. Swamy, Sringeshwara & Noel Sebastian
• Collection Date : 25/10/1978; 31-10-2018
• Collection Nos : KFP 3872; HJCB-1526
• Collection Locality : B.R. Hills, Chamarajanagar district (KA); Thollayiram kandi forest, Wayanad district, Kerala
• Distribution :
  • Kerala : Wayanad district
• Literature : Herbarium specimen (conformed from type specimens and Protologue)
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crotalaria stipitata. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

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Etlingera labellosa (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.

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Family : ZINGIBERACEAE (Ginger Family) Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली) Family (as per The APG System III) : ZINGIBERACEAE Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Etlingera labellosa (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm. Habit : Herb Flower, Fruit : July Distribution : Karnataka : Bengaluru district (GKVK, Campus) Literature : Photo Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Etlingera labellosa. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.	Gymnosporia wightiana (Babu) R.S.Rao   Family : CELASTRACEAE (Staff-Tree Family) Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली) Family (as per The APG System III) : CELASTRACEAE Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Gymnosporia wightiana (Babu) R.S.Rao Habit : Shrub Distribution : Karnataka : Bengaluru district (FRLHT campus) Literature : Photo Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gymnosporia wightiana. Downloaded on 20 May 2024. Janakia arayalpathra J. Joseph & Chandras.   Field Image(s) Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE (Milkweed Family) Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली) Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE Basionym : Decalepis arayalpathra (J.Joseph & V.Chandras.) Venter Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Janakia arayalpathra J. Joseph & Chandras. Habit : Climber Flower, Fruit : April-May Distribution : Karnataka : Bengaluru district (FRLHT Campus) Literature : Photo Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Janakia arayalpathra. Downloaded on 20 May 2024. Lobelia leschenaultiana (C.Presl) Skottsb.   Field Image(s) Family : CAMPANULACEAE (Bellflower Family) Family (Hindi name) : DHAWAL FAMILY (धवल फैमिली) Family (as per The APG System III) : CAMPANULACEAE Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lobelia leschenaultiana (C.Presl) Skottsb. Habit : Herb Comments / notes : Shola forest Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year Collection Locality : Photos Distribution : Kerala : Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Idukki district Tamil Nadu : TNGL World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka Literature : Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lobelia leschenaultiana. Downloaded on 20 May 2024. Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.   Field Image(s) Family : CACTACEAE (Cactus Family) Family (Hindi name) : NAG PHANI FAMILY / CACTUS FAMILY (नागफणी फैमिली / कैक्टस फैमिली) Family (as per The APG System III) : CACTACEAE Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. Habit : Shrub Habitat : Deciduous forests Flower, Fruit : May-June Distribution : Maharashtra : Pune district Literature : Photo Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Opuntia humifusa. Downloaded on 20 May 2024. Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray   Family : FABACEAE (Pea Or Bean Family) Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली) Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray Habit : Climber Comments / notes : Cultivated Flower, Fruit : October-November Distribution : Karnataka : Bengaluru district Literature : Photo Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Strongylodon macrobotrys. Downloaded on 20 May 2024. Field Image(s) Comments All fields are required Name Email (Not disclosed) Organisation (Not disclosed) Comment Kindly send us your feedback to shankarrao@iisc.ac.in, herbarium@ces.iisc.ernet.in Enter the sum + =   Digital Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Based on a work at http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ernet.in.     © All rights reserved.