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Crotalaria globosa

Crotalaria globosa വഴുക്കൽ

Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓

Habit
Herb
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering
October-January
One plant. Many familiar names.

Crotalaria globosa 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.

Recorded regional names for Crotalaria globosa
LanguageRegional scriptRecorded Latin spelling
Malayalamവഴുക്കൽCrotalaria globosa
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Malayalam
വഴുക്കൽ, Crotalaria globosa

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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How to identify Crotalaria globosa

Identify Crotalaria globosa 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: October-January.
  • In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Crotalaria globosa
Genus
Crotalaria
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Herb
Native to
India
Distribution
India
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
October-January
Conservation status
Rare (R)

Leaf characters

Simple (single blade) leaf type
Leaf type
Simple (single blade)recorded
Pubescent (softly hairy) leaf surface
Leaf surface
Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Crotalaria globosa 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

Raceme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Raceme
Fruit
Legume

Characters marked “recorded” are for Crotalaria globosa itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Crotalaria globosa

Crotalaria globosa is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Crotalaria globosa belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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