Banshan / Blue Rattle Pod
Crotalaria verrucosa
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
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Fabaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local 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
About Banshan
Blue Rattle Pod (Crotalaria verrucosa) is an undershrub belonging to the Fabaceae family (Legume/Bean family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate/trifoliate leaves, raceme/panicle/head flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous forests and plains near moist places. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Banshan belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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