Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Crotalaria (9)
Epithet: calycina Schrank (1)
Synonyms: Crotalaria anthylloides D.Don, Crotalaria roxburghiana DC., Crotalaria stricta Roxb.
anthylloides => resembling Anthyllis
calycina => nature or form of a calyx
roxburghiana => in honor of William Roxburgh (1751-1815), Scottish surgeon and botanist
stricta => drawn together, stiff, upright