Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria pulchra
Nela Janumu / Handsome Rattlepod
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-March
Nela Janumu 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Telugu | Not recorded | Nela Janumu |
See the original recorded names
- Telugu
- Nela Janumu
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: W. & S. India.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Madhya Pradesh →Tamil Nadu →
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 Nela Janumu
Identify Nela Janumu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub 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-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nela Janumu 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 Nela Janumu itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nela Janumu
A member of the Fabaceae family, Handsome Rattlepod (Crotalaria pulchra) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Nela Janumu belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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