MH043 : Crotalaria calycina Schrank |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
113 |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order |
: Fabales |
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: Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus |
: Crotalaria L. - rattlebox |
| Species |
: Crotalaria calycina Schrank |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
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| Plant Category : |
Herbs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
Leguminosae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
hairy crotalaria, kesal tag |
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| Synonym : |
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| Description : |
Erect annual, 15-100 cm tall. Stem densely hirsute. Leaf simple, 6.5-14.5 cm long, c. 6-10 mm broad, linear to oblong-lanceolate, acute, glabrous above, appressly pilose below; petiole c. 2-4 mm long. Stipules minute. Inflorescence a 2-12-flowered raceme or flowers solitary in upper axils. Bract c. 6-18 mm long; bracteoles in the upper part of pedicel. Calyx 18-25 mm long, densely pilose, hairs long, spreading. Corolla pale yellow, shorter than the calyx. Fruit sessile, up to 20-25 mm long, 8 mm broad, subcylindrical, glabrous, c. 20-35-seeded. Fl. Per.: October |
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| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : |
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| Reference : |
~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :
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