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Crotalaria stipitata
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Crotalaria stipitata Graham ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 193. 1834; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 276. 2009.
Crotalaria laevigata acut. non Lam. 1786; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 83. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 300(212). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 79. 1982; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 131. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 151. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 123. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 23. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 134. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 180. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 88. 2002; Ansari, Crotalaria India 334. 2008.
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets glabrescent. Leaflets obovate or oblong, apex obtuse or retuse, membranous, glabrous, glaucous below, terminal much larger than the laterals, 2-3 x 1.5 cm; lateral nerves and reticulations faint; petiole to 3 cm long; stipule to 4 mm long, subulate. Flowers to 1.5 cm across, in axillary, 2-5 flowered racemes; bracts minute, setaceous; calyx lobes puberulus, deltoid-lanceolate, 4 mm long; petals bright yellow, standard ovate; keels beaked. Pods to 1.5 x 0.5 cm, glabrous; seeds ca. 10.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Malappuram, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Madagascar
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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:
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Localities:
Sholayar, Ponmudi, Pezha, Chandanathode, Periya, Tolpetty, Pathenthode, Ampumala
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