Crotalaria verrucosa

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Crotalaria verrucosa
Crotalaria verrucosa (Blue Rattlepod) W IMG 3297.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species:
C. verrucosa
Binomial name
Crotalaria verrucosa
L.
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Anisanthera hastataRaf.
    • Crotalaria angulosaLam.
    • Crotalaria flexuosaMoench
    • Crotalaria hastataSteud.
    • Phaseolus bulaeBlanco

Crotalaria verrucosa, the blue rattlepod, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. This shrub belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. [2] The herb can be found in tropical and subtropical areas from in Bangladesh to Sri Lanka in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australasia and Central America. [1]

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Crotalaria verrucosa is a perennial shrub that grows to about 50 to 100 cm in height. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Crotalaria verrucosa L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Crotalaria verrucosa L." United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Crotalaria verrucosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 715. 1753". Flora of China . Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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