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Botanical Name: Crotalaria juncea
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Family: Fabaceae
Common Name: धाकटी घागरी
Etymology - Genus: From the Greek krotalos (rattle); referring to the sound the dried seed pods make when shaken
Etymology - Species: Rush-like (need to understand the meaning)
Ecosystem: Annual
Origin: Native
Location: Vetal Hill
Description: 5-6 feet high erect herb.Simple petiolate leaf, alternately arranged.Linear leaf lamina, covered with soft hairs on back side.Single flower is leaf axil, along with terminal racemes.Flower with Papilionaceous corolla with standard, wings and keel (two front petals, united to form a boat-shaped structure). Length of corolla more that calyx.Oblong balloon like pod with velvety hairs. Pods rattle as they dry.
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Root type: Adventitious
Stem Appearance: Herb
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture:
Root-Stem-Bark Description: 5-6 feet high erect herb.
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Exstipulate
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Simple petiolate leaf, alternately arranged.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Linear
Lamina Bases: Rounded-Base
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Rounded apice
Lamina Texture: Downy
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Linear leaf lamina, covered with soft hairs on back side.
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Raceme
Bract: Ebracteate
Inflorescence Description: Single flower is leaf axil, along with terminal racemes.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
Aestivation: Vexillary
Flower Description:
Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Zygomorphic gamosepalous
Calyx Persistance: Persistent
Calyx Number of sepals:
Corolla Arrangement: Papilionaceous
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther: Dorsifixed
Androecium Length of filament:
Androecium Union of Stamens: Diadelphous
Androecium Number of Stamens: 10
Gynoecium Placentation:
Gynoecium Union of Carpels: Monocarpellary
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 1
Floral Parts Description: Flower with Papilionaceous corolla with standard, wings and keel (two front petals, united to form a boat-shaped structure). Length of corolla more that calyx.
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Fruit type: Legume
Fruit type Description: Oblong balloon like pod with velvety hairs. Pods rattle as they dry.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
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