Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria filipes
Phatphati / Kamble & Pradhan फटफटी
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as 1988. Flora Of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey Of India
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana
- Flowering
- August-October
Phatphati in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | फटफटी | Phatphati |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- फटफटी Phatphati
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India.
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- Maharashtra →Gujarat →Telangana →
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How to identify Phatphati
Identify Phatphati by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm fruit surface: Inflated (balloon-like).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Phatphati itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Fruit surface
- Inflated (balloon-like)recorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Phatphati itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Phatphati
Kamble & Pradhan (Crotalaria filipes) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Phatphati belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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