Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria paniculata var. paniculata
Panicled Rattlepod
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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: S. India.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests
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- West Bengal →
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 Panicled Rattlepod
Identify Panicled Rattlepod by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub 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: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria paniculata var. paniculata
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Java
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Panicled Rattlepod 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 Panicled Rattlepod itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Panicled Rattlepod
Panicled Rattlepod (Crotalaria paniculata var. paniculata) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Panicled Rattlepod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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