Summary[
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Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) »
Crotalaria retusa L. kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken..
Dave's Botanary re-TOO-suh -- rounded and notched tip..
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: devil-bean, golden yellow sweet pea, rattlebox, shack-shack, wedge-leaf rattlepod • Assamese: ঘণ্টাকৰ্ণ ghantakarna • Bengali: অতসী atasi, বনশণ bansan • Gujarati: ઘૂઘરો ghugharo • Hindi: घुनघुनिया ghunghuniya • Kannada: ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಗಿಡ gejje gida, ಗಿಜಿಗಿಜಿ ಗಿಡ gijigiji gida • Konkani: घागरी ghagari • Malayalam: ചണ chana, കിലുകിലുക്കി kilukilukki, കിലുകിലുപ്പ kilukiluppa, തന്തലക്കൊട്ടി tantalakkotti • Marathi: डिंगळा dingala, घागरी ghagari, खुळखुळा khulkhula • Sanskrit: महाशण mahashana, शणघण्टिका shanaghantika, शणपुष्पी shanapuspi • Tamil: கிலுகிலுப்பை kilu-kiluppai • Telugu: పొట్టి గిలిగిచ్చ potti giligitcha • Tulu: ಗಿಜಿಗಿಜಿ ದೈ gijigiji dai Native to: tropical Africa, w Asia, s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, n Australia; widely naturalized in tropics; exact native range obscure References:
Flowers of India •
India Biodiversity Portal •
NPGS / GRIN. Date: 12 November 2016, 15:04. Source:
Wedge-leaf rattlepod. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.