Maisuri Tag / Rattlebox
Crotalaria mysorensis
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria mysorensis
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and scrub jungles, mostly in the plains
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- Southeast Asia, Malaysia, India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 Maisuri Tag 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 Maisuri Tag itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- मैसूरी ताग Maisuri tag
About Maisuri Tag
A member of the Fabaceae family, Rattlebox (Crotalaria mysorensis) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and 7 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests and scrub jungles, mostly in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Maisuri Tag belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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