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Magnoliopsida
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
EOL Text
Chile Central
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Distribution: Pakistan; India; Sikkim; Nepal; Burma.
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Tropics.
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Annual, Herbs, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascending, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glaucous, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules conspicuous, Stipules green, triangulate to lanceolate or foliaceous, Stipules persistent, Stipul es free, Leaves simple, or appearing so, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets 1, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Leaves hairy on one or both surfaces, Inflorescences racemes, Inflorescence terminal, Inflorescence leaf-opposed, Bracts conspicuously present, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx glabrous, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals orange or yellow, Banner petal suborbicular, broadly rounded, Wing petals narrow, oblanceolate to oblong, Keel abruptly curved, or spirally coiled, Keel petals fused on sides or at tip, Stamens 9-10, Stamens or anthers dimorphic, alternating large and small, Stamens monadelphous, united below, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Style sharply bent, Style hairy, Fruit a legume, Fruit stipitate, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freely dehiscent, Fruit elongate, straight, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit inflated or turgid, Fruit glabrous or glabrate, Fruit 11-many seeded, Seeds cordiform, mit-shaped, notche d at one end, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.
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An undershrub, 90-200 cm tall, branches subglabrous. Leaf c. 5-15 cm long, variable in breadth, oblong-lanceolate, acute or subacute, mucronate, glabrous above, finely pubescent below; petiole c. 1.5-3.5 mm long; stipules large, leafy. Inflorescence a 20-50-flowered, terminal raceme, c. 25-45 cm long. Bract 12-20 mm long, ovate, foliaceous ; bracteoles 2, 1-2 mm long, situated below the middle of the pedicel. Calyx c. 11-14 mm long, subglabrous, teeth c. 8-9 mm long, upper teeth large, triangular. Corolla yellow with a purplish tinge. Fruit c. 2.5-5.5 cm long, linear-oblong, glabrous, 20-30-seeded; stipitate.
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200 m
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"An erect biennial undershrub upto 1.2 m tall with glabrous, furrowed branches. Leaves 5-15 cm long and variable in width, oblong-lanceolate, apex acute or subacute, mucronate, base cuneate, glabrous above, fine-silky beneath; petioles 1.6-3 mm long; stipules large, ovate-lanceolate, leafy, persistent. Flowers yellow with a purple tinge, borne in elongated 16-50 flowered terminal racemes 25-30 cm long; pedicels longer than the calyx with a large foliaceous ovate-acute bract at the base of each pedicel and a pair of minute bracts on each pedicel below the middle; calyx c. 1.3 cm long, tube campanulate, upper teeth large, triangular, acute, c. 6 mm broad at the base, the lower 3 teeth smaller and less deeply cut, linear-lanceolate, acute; corolla with a broadly ovate standard with a strong midrib at the back. Fruit(pod) stalked, linear-oblong, 2.5-5 cm long glabrous; seeds 20-30."
Habit: Undershrub
Deciduous forests and shola margins
Flowering and fruiting: November-January