Crotalaria verrucosa

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Crotalaria verrucosa
File:Crotalaria verrucosa (Blue Rattlepod) W IMG 3297.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species:
C. verrucosa
Binomial name
Crotalaria verrucosa
L.
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Anisanthera hastata Raf.
    • Crotalaria angulosa Lam.
    • Crotalaria flexuosa Moench
    • Crotalaria hastata Steud.
    • Phaseolus bulae Blanco

Crotalaria verrucosa, the blue rattlepod, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. This shrub belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[2] The herb can be found in tropical and subtropical areas from in Bangladesh to Sri Lanka in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australasia and Central America.[1] Crotalaria verrucosa is a perennial shrub that grows to about 50 to 100 cm in height.[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Crotalaria verrucosa L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. "Crotalaria verrucosa L." United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. "Crotalaria verrucosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 715. 1753". Flora of China. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

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