Crotalaria pulchra Andrews

 
  • 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 pulcherrima Roxb.; Crotalaria pulcherrima DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crotalaria pulchra Andrews
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Key identification features : Viscous shrub; flowers bright yellow, elongate panicle; bracts reflexed
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Collection Nos : KFP 478, KFP 5017
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Ballari district, Hassan district, Kolar district, Mandya district, Tumakuru district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, The Nilgiri district, Yercaud Hills, Shevaroy Hills (Salem district)
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • 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
    • Flora of Karnataka, Saldanha, 1984
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • 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 pulchra. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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