Common name
English: Sunn hemp
German: Ostindischer Hanf
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Crotalaria (9)
Epithet: juncea L. (4)
Synonyms: Crotalaria benghalensis Lam., Crotalaria fenestrata Sims, Crotalaria ferestrata Sims, Crotalaria porrecta Wall., Crotalaria sericea Willd., Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb., Crotalaria viminea Wall.
benghalensis => of or from Bengal, historical and geographical region covering Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal in India
juncea => rush-like
sericea => silky, covered with silky pubescence
tenuifolia => slender-leaved, fine-leaved
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow