Pan India Bouquets

Crotalaria tetragona Roxb. ex Andrews

Family : Fabaceae
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Synonym(s) : Crotalaria esquirolii H.Lév.; Crotalaria grandiflora Reinw. ex Miq.; Crotalaria tetragonoloba Roxb. ex Steud.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crotalaria tetragona Roxb. ex Andrews
Common name : Eastern Rattlepod
Vernacular name : Bhugan (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : On hot open hillsides, river banks and Sparse forests, along trails; 500 - 1600 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : April-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and Indo-China, Jamaica
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 104; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 733
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Crotalaria tetragona. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.