Description
Crotalaria pallida Ait. (scientific name: Crotalaria pallida Ait.) is a perennial herb of the genus Crotalaria pallida Ait. The stipules are very small, bristly, three-out, small leaves oblong or elliptical, broad-wedge-shaped at the base, clear veins on both sides; racemes are terminal with flowers; bracts are linear, early fall, and bracteoles shaped Similar to the bracts, the flower is extremely small, the calyx is nearly bell-shaped, five-lobed, the calyx teeth are triangular, the corolla is yellow, and the keel is the longest, with a long beak, and the ovary is sessile. The pods are oblong, hairy when they are young, fall off when they are mature, and twist after the petals are split.
Distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shandong, Zhejiang, Hunan, America, Africa, Asia tropical and subtropical regions are also distributed. It grows in barren hills, grasslands and sandy soils at an altitude of 100-1000 meters.
The whole plant of crotalaria can be used for medicinal purposes. It has good anti-tumor effect, mainly for squamous epithelial carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. It has a certain value in road greening, flower bed landscaping, lawn slopes and other landscaping.
