Chhunchhuni / Prostrate Rattlepod
Crotalaria prostrata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- September-April
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chhunchhuni itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- छुनछुनी Chhunchhuni
- Nepali
- सानो बोक्सीबाजा Saano boksibaajaa
- Telugu
- serigallygista
- Kannada
- Balli gejje gida
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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