Crotalaria verrucosa

Crotalaria verrucosa
Scientific 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
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. 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.

Crotalaria verrucosa is a perennial shrub that grows to about 50 to 100 cm in height.

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