Kambe / Sen
Crotalaria quinquefolia
Also known as Sonnette
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-January
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kambe itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- kambe, kambi
- Malayalam
- Wellia-tandale-cotti
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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