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Fabaceae FAMILY

Crotalaria berteroana

Crotalaria berteroana

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crotalaria berteroana is an erect, much-branched shrub usually growing 90 - 150cm tall, though it can reach up to 250cm[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested fom the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as a green manure.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern India, Sri Lanka
HabitatNaturalized in grassland and areas of human disturbance at elevations from 500 - 1,500 metres in Medagascar.