crotalaria ALATA D.Don
| Synonym : | Crotalaria alata H.Lev. Crotalaria bidiei Gamble Crotalaria alata Buch.- Ham. ex Roxb. |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | Boils and abscesses. |
| Description : | A suberect under-shrub, 30-60 cm high. Leaves subsessile, varing from ovovate to ovate-oblong, reaching 5-7.5 cm, stipule forming a wing from one node nearly to the next. Racemes 2-3-flowered, peduncle elongated, often leafy, corolla pale yellow, not exerted. Pod long-stalked, linear-oblong, glabrous, 3-5 cm long, 30-40-seeded. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Seeds contain alkaloid usaramine (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Uses : | Plant pounded and applied as a paste on boils and abscesses. |
| Habit : | Under shrub |