Crotalaria albida Roth
Crotalaria albida Roth
Crotalaria albida Roth
MH406 : Crotalaria albida Roth
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Crotalaria arenaria "sensu Zoll. & Moritzi, non Be"; Crotalaria deflexa Benth.; Crotalaria formosana T.Ito & Matsum.; Crotalaria henricii Hochr.; Crotalaria hossei Craib; Crotalaria montana Roxb.; Crotalaria pseudohenricii Hochr.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Narrowleaf Rattlepod, Khurmana, Ban-methi, Chunchuni, Saun, |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae (Pea family) |
| Description | : | Narrowleaf Rattlepod is an undershrub about 1-2 ft tall, with branches silky pubescent. The species name albida stems from the whitish velvety hairs. Leaf are simple, 2.5-5.5 cm long, 4.5-13 mm broad, linear- oblong or inverted-lanceshaped, blunt, apiculate, silky velvety. Leaf stalk is 2.5 mm or less. Flowers are borne in 6-20-flowered racemes, 5-13 cm long. Bract and bracteoles are linear. Flower stalk is 3-5 mm long. Sepal cup is 6-7 mm long, becoming enlarged in fruit - 3 lower teeth are linear, the upper 2 broader. Flowers are pale yellow. Vexillum is 8-9 mm long. Fruit is stalkless, 1.2-1.6 cm long, oblong-cylindric, glabrous, 6-12-seeded. Flowering: July-November. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Chikhaldara, Semadoh road, Ghatang |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The juice of the root is used in the treatment of indigestion. The juice of the plant is used in the treatment of bed wetting. A paste of the plant is applied topically as a treatment for warts, especially those on the sole of the feet. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: croalbinecine; trichodesmic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Red List Category - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Crotalaria+albida
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229371
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Narrowleaf%20Rattlepod.html
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200012059 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| 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 albida Roth |