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Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
A plant in the legume family with yellow flowers that grow in inflorescences.
Shrub layer, tropical rainforests.
Photographed at Universitas Andalas, Padang, Sumatera, Indonesia.
Spotted on Apr 20, 2009
Submitted on Nov 4, 2011
7 Comments
same spotting
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/741...
Arun, you might be right. It looks almost exactly like the one in this picture:
http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/...
I'll consider the case solved, then. Thanks =)
Might be Showy Rattlepod (Crotalaria spectabilis) ..
Yep, it's a huge family. You're right, this is in Faboideae or as it's called these days (since the family name changed from Leguminosae to Fabaceae) Papilionoidae. If I can find my notes from the trip, it might turn out to be the same thing I saw.....but I think they're in a storage unit at the mo. :(
Sorry, false info. That pea pod was from a mimosa...
That is one *large* family! @_@ It has 3 subfamilies:
1) Mimosoideae
2) Caesalpinioideae
3) Faboideae
After going through some of them, I think the plant falls under Faboideae. Found some similarities with Trigonella sp. and Adenocarpus sp., but there's no telling for sure from the limited info on Wikiepdia. Bummer =/ Actually, the plant has something like a pea pod. Let me upload a pic...
It's Fabaceae. Reminds me of a common invasive weed I saw in the Cameron Highlands......some days my memory is just a memory!