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Crotalaria beddomeana
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Crotalaria beddomeana Thoth. & A.A. Ansari, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 20: 180. 1979; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 117. 1992; Ansari, Crotalaria India 259. 2008.
Crotalaria lanata Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 2, 19: 178. 1858, non Thunb. 1796; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 77. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 297(210). 1918; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 87. 1999.
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Description:
Shrubs, stems angular, pubescent. Leaves 13 x 6.5 cm, elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate, apex obtuse, apiculate, base obtuse, pubescent below, membranous; petiole 2 cm, thick, stipule 1 cm, semi-lunate. Racemes terminal, to 15 cm; bracts 1 cm, ovate, acuminate, tomentose; bracteoles 2.5 mm, ovate; calyx tube 4 mm, villous, lobes 1 cm, lanceolate. Pod glabrous, 7 x 2 cm, oblong; seeds many, 8 x 6 mm, reniform, black, shining.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-April
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Montane scrub jungles
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka, Africa and Australia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-1300
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Localities:
Olikkudy, Lock-hert gap
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