Crotalaria filipes Benth.
MH044 : Crotalaria filipes Benth.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 114 |
| Synonym | : | - |
| Plant Common Name | : | creeping hemp, phatphati |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | Creeping Hemp is a low growing, silky hairy, creeping, annual herb, growing up to 15-35 cm high. The plant branches out in all directions. Heart-shaped leaves are almost stalkless, and has long, silky hairs all over them. Yellow flowers are typically like bean flowers, 5 mm across. Flowers have red-purple veins on them. Flowers attract small butterflies. Flowering: August-December. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Among grasses of forest undergrowth |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Creeping%20Hemp.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Crotalaria L. - rattlebox |
| Species | : Crotalaria filipes Benth. |