Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria quinquefolia
Kambe / Sen
Also known as Sonnette
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-January
Kambe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Not recorded | kambe, kambi |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | Wellia-tandale-cotti |
See the original recorded names
- Kannada
- kambe, kambi
- Malayalam
- Wellia-tandale-cotti
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: Trop. Asia to N. Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, bunds of rice fields and marshy areas
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Goa →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 Kambe
Identify Kambe 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: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria quinquefolia
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, bunds of rice fields and marshy areas
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- South and S.E Asia, Australia, Malesia and Mauritius
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kambe 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 Kambe itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Kambe
A member of the Fabaceae family, Sen (Crotalaria quinquefolia) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Goa and Tamil Nadu. It grows in moist deciduous forests, bunds of rice fields and marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kambe belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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