Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria leptostachya
Khul-Khuli / Slender Spiked Rattlepod खुलखुली
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering
- October-December
Khul-Khuli 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | खुलखुली | khul-khuli |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- खुलखुली khul-khuli
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: W. India.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Gujarat →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Khul-Khuli
Identify Khul-Khuli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub 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-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat.
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 Khul-Khuli 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 Khul-Khuli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Khul-Khuli
Slender Spiked Rattlepod (Crotalaria leptostachya) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Gujarat. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Khul-Khuli belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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