Common name
English: Smooth Rattlebox
Mandarin: 猪屎豆 (zhu shi dou)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Crotalaria (9)
Epithet: pallida Aiton (2)
Synonyms: Crotalaria brownei DC., Crotalaria fertilis Delile, Crotalaria hookeri Arn.
fertilis => fertile, productive
pallida => somewhat pallid, greenish
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Crotalaria pallida at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1016] Crotalaria pallida - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1425] Crotalaria pallida - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.