Crotalaria madurensis Wight & Arn.

 
  • 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 madurensis Wight & Arn.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Shola, grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : October-March
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kolar district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district, Madurai district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka, Vol. 1
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • 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 madurensis. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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