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Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

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Field Notes

Description:

A plant in the legume family with yellow flowers that grow in inflorescences.

Habitat:

Shrub layer, tropical rainforests.

Notes:

Photographed at Universitas Andalas, Padang, Sumatera, Indonesia.

Reference Links:

EOL: Crotalaria spectabilis, Crotalaria, Crotalaria spectabilis page

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Arun
same spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7416149
ZulhilmiGhouse
Arun, you might be right. It looks almost exactly like the one in this picture: http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Crotalaria_spectabilis_page.html I'll consider the case solved, then. Thanks =)
Arun
Might be Showy Rattlepod (Crotalaria spectabilis) ..
craigwilliams
Yep, it's a huge family. You're right, this is in Faboideae or as it's called these days (since the family name changed from Leguminosae to Fabaceae) Papilionoidae. If I can find my notes from the trip, it might turn out to be the same thing I saw.....but I think they're in a storage unit at the mo. :(
ZulhilmiGhouse
That is one *large* family! @_@ It has 3 subfamilies: 1) Mimosoideae 2) Caesalpinioideae 3) Faboideae After going through some of them, I think the plant falls under Faboideae. Found some similarities with Trigonella sp. and Adenocarpus sp., but there's no telling for sure from the limited info on Wikiepdia. Bummer =/ Actually, the plant has something like a pea pod. Let me upload a pic...
craigwilliams
It's Fabaceae. Reminds me of a common invasive weed I saw in the Cameron Highlands......some days my memory is just a memory!

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PublishedNovember 4, 2011

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