Crotalaria bifaria L.f.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Crotalaria bifaria L.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Fallow fields and grazing grounds
  • Comments / notes : up to 1000m
  • Key identification features : Trailing herb, sparsely pubescent
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Srikakulam district
    • Telangana : Mehboobnagar district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Salem district, Thanjavur district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • 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 bifaria. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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