Crotalaria juncea
Indian Hemp, Madras Hemp
Other regional names: Sunn Hemp
- Sunn Hemp
Also known as: Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. +10 more
- Crotalaria benghalensis Lam.
- Crotalaria cannabinua Royle
- Crotalaria fenestrata Sims
- Crotalaria ferestrata Sims
- Crotalaria juncea var. bengalensis (Lam.) Kuntze
- Crotalaria juncea var. puncticulata DC.
- Crotalaria porrecta Wall.
- Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb.
- Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. ex Hornem.
- Crotalaria viminea Wall.
- Isotropis argentea Ewart & Morrison
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Crotalaria juncea (commonly known as Indian-hemp or Madras-hemp) is an annual belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It is part of the broad Crotalaria genus, encompassing over 700 species globally.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, 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, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Western Australia, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe