Crotalaria retusa in Bengaluru Karnataka India
Crotalaria retusa ( devil-bean, rattle weed) – Fabaceae, considered as poisonous weed. However the roasted seeds are eaten in Vietnam. Also grown as green manure crop. Bangalore,
Higher classification: Rattlepods
Order: Fabales
Rank: Species
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Kingdom: Plantae
Roots are used against coughing up blood, leaves mixed with those of C. quinquefolia L. act internally as well as externally against fever, scabies, lung diseases and impetigo. Flowers and leaves are sweet, edible as a vegetable, their alkaloid content being very low.