Crotalaria juncea

Crotalaria juncea

Crotalaria juncea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Crotalarieae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species: Crotalaria juncea

Name

Crotalaria juncea L., 1753

Synonyms

• Crotalaria benghalensis Lam.
• Crotalaria cannabinua Royle
• Crotalaria fenestrata Sims
• Crotalaria porrecta Wall.
• Crotalaria sericea Willd.
• Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. ex Hornem.
• Crotalaria viminea Graham ex Wight & Arn.
• Isotropis argentea Ewart & Morrison

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Andaman Is., Angola, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cayman Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Western Australia, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 714.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crotalaria juncea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crotalaria juncea. Published online. Accessed: Nov 01 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Crotalaria juncea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crotalaria juncea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Sun hemp
हिन्दी: শনপাট
日本語: サンヘンプ
русский: Кроталярия ситниковая
svenska: Sunnhampa
తెలుగు: Janumu
Tiếng Việt: Lục lạc sợi
中文: 太陽麻, 印度麻

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