Crotalaria mysorensis Roth

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Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Crotalaria

Characteristics

Herbs, erect, 50-100 cm tall. Branches terete, densely rusty spreading pilose. Stipules broadly lanceolate, 1-3 × 0.3-0.5 cm. Leaves simple, nearly sessile; leaf blade lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, 5-7(-8) × 0.5-1.5 cm, both surfaces sparsely pilose, base cuneate, apex obtuse. Racemes terminal, 6-9-flow­ered; bracts lanceolate, 5-8 mm. Pedicel 2-3 mm; bracteoles inserted at base of calyx tube, similar to bracts, 6-10 mm. Calyx 2-lipped, 0.8-1.5 cm, parted to base. Corolla yellow; standard narrowly elliptic, 1.2-1.5 cm, base with 2 appendages, apical half pilose; wings lanceolate-oblong, 1.2-1.4 cm; keel slightly longer than wings, narrowed apically from middle and extended into a long suberect twisted beak. Legume broadly oblong, 2-3 × 1.2-1.5 cm, 20-30-seeded. Fl. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (fruit), Stomach ulcer (fruit), Abdominal pain (leaf), Stomach ulcer (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Crotalaria mysorensis world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:488541-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185078
COL ID 6BJC6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629457
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Synonyms

Crotalaria hirsuta Crotalaria mysorensis Crotalaria membranacea Crotalaria stipulacea