Khul-Khuli / Slender Spiked Rattlepod
Crotalaria leptostachya
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering
- October-December
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Khul-Khuli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- खुलखुली khul-khuli
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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