✿Fabaceae · Crotalaria
Nela Janumu / Handsome Rattlepod
Crotalaria pulchra
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
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 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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nela Janumu itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Telugu
- Nela Janumu
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.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Nela Janumu belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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