Crotalaria humifusa Graham ex Benth.

 
  • 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 IPNI) : Crotalaria humifusa Benth.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands and deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Hill forests of Northern Eastern Ghats
  • Key identification features : Trailing slender herb
  • Flower, Fruit : October-May
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district
    • Odisha : Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district, Jalpaiguri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • World Distribution : India, Malesia, Nepal, Myanmar
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnatka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crotalaria humifusa. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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