Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria verrucosa
Banshan / Blue Rattle Pod बनशण
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Blue Rattleweed, Blue-Flowered Rattlepod, Sweet Pea, Tooth-Leaved Rattlepod, Warty Crotalaria, Warty Rattlebox
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Banshan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | बनशण · झुनझुनिया · বনশণ | banshan, jhunjhunia |
| Nepali | शोभापुष्प | Not recorded |
| Bengali | নশণ · বনশণ | bansan |
| Tamil | சங்குநிதி · கிலுகிலுப்பை · பகன்றை | cankuniti, kilu-kiluppai |
| Kannada | ಗಿಜಿಗಿಜಿ ಗಿಡ | gijigiji gida |
| Malayalam | കിലുകിലുക്കി · കിലുകിലുപ്പ · பகன்றை | kilukilukki, kilukiluppa |
| Marathi | भाट घागरी · खुळखुळा · सागर ताग | bhat ghagari, khulkhula, sagar tag |
| Sanskrit | बृहत्पुष्पी | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- बनशण banshan, झुनझुनिया jhunjhunia, বনশণ
- Nepali
- शोभापुष्प
- Bengali
- নশণ bansan, বনশণ
- Tamil
- சங்குநிதி cankuniti, கிலுகிலுப்பை kilu-kiluppai, பகன்றை
- Kannada
- ಗಿಜಿಗಿಜಿ ಗಿಡ gijigiji gida
- Malayalam
- കിലുകിലുക്കി kilukilukki, കിലുകിലുപ്പ kilukiluppa, பகன்றை
- Marathi
- भाट घागरी bhat ghagari, खुळखुळा khulkhula, सागर ताग sagar tag, सागर ताग
- Sanskrit
- बृहत्पुष्पी
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, Laccadive Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and plains near moist places
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- Maharashtra →Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →
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How to identify Banshan
Identify Banshan by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub 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: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria verrucosa
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and plains near moist places
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Banshan 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 Banshan itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Banshan
A member of the Fabaceae family, Blue Rattle Pod (Crotalaria verrucosa) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 9 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests and plains near moist places. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Banshan belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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