Crotalaria angulata Miller

 
  • 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) : Astragalus biflorus L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crotalaria angulata Mill.
  • Common name : Rabbit Bells
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles, grasslands.
  • Comments / notes : Occasional
  • Flower, Fruit : July-February
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Anantapur district, Kadapa district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Dharmapuri district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Coimbatore district, Madurai district, Ramanathapuram district, Thanjavur district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crotalaria angulata. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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