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Longflower Rattlepod
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Longflower Rattlepod
P Native Photo: Tabish
Common name: Longflower Rattlepod • Konkani: डिंगळा Dingala • Marathi: डिंगळा Dingala
Botanical name: Crotalaria lutescens    Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)

Longflower Rattlepod is a robust undershrub 2-4 ft tall. Leaves are oblong-blunt to linear-pointed, 4-9 cm long, 1-2 cm wide. The plant is easily identifiable by its longish striped yellowish flowers. Flowers are about 2.5 cm, yellowish and prominently veined. Sepals are linear, about 1.2 cm. Flowers are borne in a raceme at the top, with 6-15 distantly placed flowers. Pods are linear-oblong, 2.5-3 cm long. Longflower Rattlepod is found in the Western Ghats, common in the Konkan region. Flowering: August-November.

Identification credit: Tabish Photographed in Goa.

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