Crotalaria mysorensis Sensu auct.

Synonym: Crotalaria hirta Willd.

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🗒 Common Names

English	Rattlebox
Other	Mysore Rattlepod

📚 Overview

Overview

Summary

Brief

Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
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Diagnostic

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Description

Shrubs to 1 m high; stem terete, densely long-hairy. Leaves to 5.5 x 0.7 cm, linear-oblong, obtuse, densely fulvous hairy, stipule 1 cm long, oblong, erect. Raceme to 20 cm long, velutinous hairy. Flowers distant; pedicels 1 cm long; bracts 1.5 cm long, lanceolate; calyx 18 mm long, densely hairy; standard 17 x 12 cm, obovate, fulvous hairy on back; wings 12 x 4 mm, rugose; keel 15 mm long, densely pubescent on margins. Pods 2.2 x 1 cm, obovoid, glabrous.

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
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Habit: Herb

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	G Renu Sanjana Julias Thilakar D. Narasimhan
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SubSpecies Varieties Races

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📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

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Type Information

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📚 Natural History

Natural History

Life Cycle

Cyclicity

Flowering and fruiting: September-December

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Miscellaneous Details

Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	G Renu Sanjana Julias Thilakar D. Narasimhan
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📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Moist deciduous forests and scrub jungles, mostly in the plains

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
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References

Distribution

Description

Global Distribution

Indo-Malesia

Indian distribution

State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
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References

Maharashtra: Kolhapur Kerala: Idukki, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Madurai, Namakkal, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	Sanjana Julias Thilakar G Renu D. Narasimhan
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY
References

Endemic Distribution

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📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

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📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

Protection Legal Status

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📚 Uses and Management

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📚 Information Listing

Information Listing

Species Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

References

Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002

Crotalaria mysorensis Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 338. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 70. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 295(208). 1918; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 151. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 124. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 141. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 134. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 94. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 88. 2002; Ansari, Crotalaria India 105. 2008.

Information Listing > References

Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002
Crotalaria mysorensis Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 338. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 70. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 295(208). 1918; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 151. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 124. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 141. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 134. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 94. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 88. 2002; Ansari, Crotalaria India 105. 2008.