Botanical name: Crotalaria montana    Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Crotalaria formosana, Crotalaria linifolia var. angustifolia

Mountain Rattlepod is a prostrate herb closely similar to Crotalaria albida. It can be distinguished from Crotalaria albida by its prostrate (vs erect) habit, leaves narrow elliptic to inverted-lanceshaped (vs linear oblong-lanceshaped)/ Stipules are present (vs stipule absent); leaves dimorphic (vs leaves monomorphic). Inflorescence is 5-10 flowered and 8-10 cm long. In Crotalaria albida the inflorescence 20-25 flowered. The standard petal is nearly round, no hairs on back and tip (standard obovate-oblong, hairs on back and tip in C. albida). Pods are black, whereas pods brown in Crotalaria albida. Mountain Rattlepod is found in Tropical Asia to Australia, including Eastern Himalaya.

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