San / American Crotalaria
Crotalaria pallida
Also known as Brusquillo, Cascabelitos, Ding Ding, Salts Rattlebox, Smooth Crotalaria, Smooth Rattlepod, Streaked Rattlepod, Striped Crotalaria
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria pallida
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Fabaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- san
About San
American Crotalaria (Crotalaria pallida) is an undershrub belonging to the Fabaceae family (Legume/Bean family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate/trifoliate leaves, raceme/panicle/head flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in degraded forest areas, also in the plains. Native to Central America, it is distributed across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
San belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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