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Crotalaria humifusa
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Crotalaria humifusa Graham ex Benth. in Hook.'s London J. Bot. 2: 476. 1843; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 67. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 292(206). 1918; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 72. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 150. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 121. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10,17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 134. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 94. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 87. 2002; Ansari, Crotalaria India 188. 2008.
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Description:
Prostrate herb; stem villous. Leaves to 5 x 3.5 cm, ovate, obtuse, pubescent, petiolate; stipule filiform. Raceme axillary, 6-12 cm long, peduncled. Flowers 5-10; pedicels 5 mm long; bracts and bracteoles filiform; calyx 6 mm long, lobes equal, densely fulvous hairy; standard 5 x 3 mm, obovate; wings 4 x 2 mm, oblanceolate; keel glabrous. Pods to 7 x 3 mm, oblong, glabrous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India, Nepal, Myanmar and Malaysia
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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:
100-1000
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Localities:
Peechi, Vallakkadavu, Karimala, Damsite, Valiyaparathode
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