| Showy Rattlepod |
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| File size | 409792 |
| Original date | 1/31/06 4:12 PM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/35s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Crotalaria spectabilis Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Crotalaria sericea, Crotalaria leschenaultii Macfad.
Synonyms: Crotalaria sericea, Crotalaria leschenaultii Macfad.
Showy Rattlepod is a perennial shrub, 1-1.5 m tall. It sports many branches
covered with velvety hairs. Oblong leaves are 4-9 cm long, with a
wedge-shaped base. Numerous large yellow flowers occur in erect racemes,
15-30 cm long, at the end of branches. Flowers are 2.5 cm across, bright
yellow, with purple tinge. The "standard" petal is circular. The flower
differs from
Crotalaria retusa in its large bracts and hairless sepal tube.
It is also found in the Western Ghats and lower Himalayas, at altitudes
of 100-1500 m. Flowering: October-March.
| Identification credit: J.M. Garg | Photographed in Imphal, Manipur. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,