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Crotalaria pallida  Aiton

Smooth Rattlebox, Rattlebox, Smooth Crotalaria

Plants > Angiosperms > Fabaceae > ​​​Crotalaria pallida

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: ​​Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species: pallida


  • Common names: Smooth Rattlebox, Rattlebox, Smooth Crotalaria
  • Thai names: หิ่งเม่น hing men (Chiang Mai), ฮ่งหาย hong hai (Chumphon)
  • Chinese names: 猪屎豆 zhu shi dou
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa, tropical America
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Cheelong), Chiang Mai (Chom Thong​, Mae Rim​), Chonburi
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Crotalaria pallida from Thailand.
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Crotalaria pallida Aiton Chonburi October
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Crotalaria pallida, Mae Rim Chiang Mai, October 2016
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Crotalaria pallida, Mae Rim Chiang Mai, October 2016
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Crotalaria pallida, Mae Rim Chiang Mai, October 2016
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Crotalaria pallida, Mae Rim Chiang Mai, October 2016
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Crotalaria pallida, Mae Rim Chiang Mai, October 2016
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Crotalaria pallida, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016
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Crotalaria pallida, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, November 2016
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Crotalaria pallida Aiton Cheelong Chaiyaphum October
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Crotalaria pallida Aiton Cheelong Chaiyaphum November

References:
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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