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| September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Subfamily | Faboideae |
| Tribe | Crotalarieae |
| Scientific name | Crotalaria assamica Bentham |
| Synonyms | Crotalaria burmannii de Candolle; Crotalaria sericea Burman f. |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kogane-tanuki-mame (コガネタヌキマメ, 黄金狸豆 [meaning: golden tanuki-mame (tanuki-mame = Crotalaria sessiliflora)] |
| (English common name) Indian rattlebox, rattle pod | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Amami Islands), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, India | |
| Habitat | Field, roadside |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16 |
| Description | Plants electing 100-300cm tall. Leaves 4-12cm long, 1-2.5cm wide. Flowers yellow ca. 2-3cm long, flowering in July to October. Annual plants. |
| Reference | Crotalaria assamica Benth. |
| 6H-Benzofuro[3,2-C][1] Benzopyran and [2] Benzopyrano [4,3-B] [1]Benzopyran dedivatives and wood extracts of these compounds as aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) antagonists for the prevention of UV-B induced skin damage (WIPO patent WO/2007/128725) | |
| Note | Naturalized plants. |
| Fruits of Crotalaria assamica is non-hair, fruits of Crotalaria juncea is hairy. |
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September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
