Crotalaria incana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Crotalaria |
Species: | C. incana
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Binomial name | |
Crotalaria incana |
Crotalaria incana is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family known by various various names including shake-shake,[1] velvety rattlebox, silver rattlepod, and woolly rattlepod.[2]
It grows in disturbed areas, primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.[3]
The plant contains toxic alkaloids and is used in traditional medicine after preparation,[4] as well as for poison.