Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria prostrata
Chhunchhuni / Prostrate Rattlepod छुनछुनी
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Chhunchhuni 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 | छुनछुनी | Chhunchhuni |
| Nepali | सानो बोक्सीबाजा | Saano boksibaajaa |
| Telugu | Not recorded | serigallygista |
| Kannada | Not recorded | Balli gejje gida |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- छुनछुनी Chhunchhuni
- Nepali
- सानो बोक्सीबाजा Saano boksibaajaa
- Telugu
- serigallygista
- Kannada
- Balli gejje gida
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. China (Yunnan) to Trop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Mixed and Sal forest, also moist deciduous forests and in the plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →Maharashtra →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Chhunchhuni
Identify Chhunchhuni by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb 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: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria prostrata
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Mixed and Sal forest, also moist deciduous forests and in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- 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 Chhunchhuni 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 Chhunchhuni itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chhunchhuni
A member of the Fabaceae family, Prostrate Rattlepod (Crotalaria prostrata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 6 other states. It grows in mixed and Sal forest, also moist deciduous forests and in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Chhunchhuni belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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