Fabaceae

West Indian rattlebox

Crotalaria trichotoma Bojer

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Crotalaria

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West Indian rattlebox: Crotalaria trichotoma (branch with flowers and pods). Location: Maui, Haiku — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

bug: Gorong korong pakkampiq
Chinese: 光萼猪屎豆, 光萼豬屎豆, 南美豬屎豆, 光萼野百合, 南美猪屎豆, 苦罗豆
English: West Indian rattlebox
Japanese: アフリカタヌキマメ

Synonyms

Crotalaria cleomoides Klotzsch
Crotalaria thomensis Baker f.
Crotalaria usaramoensis Baker f.
Crotalaria zanzibarica Benth.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.