Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Crotalaria | Species: Crotalaria sericea Burm.f.( झुनझुनिया ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Crotalaria burmannii DC. |
Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Sanni, Ghungri, Dhundhuni, | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Showy Rattlepod, Greater rattlepod, Showy crotalaria, Showy rattlebox | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jhunjhunia | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Pods stalked, oblong, exserted, glabrous, many seeded. |
| Habitat | Common; edges of forests, crop fields, grassy localities. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya, Indomalaysia. | Bark Details | Smooth and green |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Erect shrubs, to 1 m high; branches striated, glabrous, smooth. Leaves sessile or shortly stalked, oblanceolate, oblong, acute, glabrous; stipules large, foliaceous. Flowers in 20-50 flowered, terminal, racemes; bracts leafy, persistent. Calyx glabrescent; teeth longer than tube. Corolla yellow with purplish tinge, much exserted; vexillum ovate. Pods stalked, oblong, long, exserted, glabrous, many seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaves sessile or shortly stalked, oblanceolate, oblong, acute, cuneate at base, glabrous; stipules large, foliaceous. |
