Crotalaria grahamiana Wight & Arn.; Crotalaria grahamiana Wight & Arn., Fam - Fabaceae Wild under shrub in the tea estate areaWalparai, Coimbatore DT, Tamilnadu An interesting plant from Fabaceae for ID. Shrub of height around 4-5 feet. Munnar Dec2009. Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Shrubs/Herbs : Crotalaria quinquefolia: Crotalaria quinquefolia Observed in Munnar. Kerala in Dec The shape of the leaflets reminds me of C. grahamiana. In Crotalaria quinquefolia, I think the leaflets are narrower, I guess Considering this plant is from Munnar possibilities are high for C. grahamiana http://flowering-plants.blogspot.com/2011/02/crotolaria-grahamiana.html To my surprise I could see one plant idied as Crotalaria quinquefolia has even simple leaf (one foliolate) @ http://www.planetefleurs.fr/Systematique/Fabaceae/Crotal05a.htm ! Crotalaria quinquefolia (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crotalaria_quinquefolia_W_IMG_2170.jpg Here it looks like the inflorescence is much longer than C. grahamiana I shall refer flora records tomorrow and get back. Yes I very much agree with you ... Was not aware of this species. The leaves are certainly different here. Thanks for providing links for C.grahamiana. Agree with ..., this is C. grahamiana Wight & Arn. In C. quinquefolia leaves are narrower. Crotalaria grahamiana at Munnar- PKA-26 : 7 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (5)- 500 kb each. Seen this Rattlepod shrub near Munnar. Bot. name: Crotalaria grahamiana Family: Fabaceae Quite a novel Crotalaria sp for me !!! Never seen such leaf for Crotalaria. Fantastic find, dear ... References: |
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