Vol. 2 LEGUMINOSAE aria 
Local names: Bangil (Tag., Bis.); baraumarau (Tag., Bis.); gison 
(Tag., Bis.); golonaktau (Bag.); kabai-kabai (Tag.); kapon (Iv.); kauai 
(Tag., Bis.); mangguiau (Bik., Tag.); mantala (Tag., Bis.); olaomag 
(Bis.); pangalangan (Tag., Bis.); roknohan (Bis.); sandalaitan (Tag.) ; 
tambalagisa (C. Bis.); tambaléta (Tag.); tambalisa (Tag., S. L. Bis., P. 
Bis.) ; tambalisi (Tag.) ; tambiligisa (P. Bis.) ; tanbalisa (Bik.). 
34. CROTALARIA Dillenius 
CROTALARIA ACICULARIS Ham. in Wall. Cat. (1832) No. 5390, nomen 
nudum; Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. 2 (1843) 476; F.-Vill. 
Novis. App. (1880) 57; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 
61. 
Crotalaria prostrata Ceron Cat. Pl. Herb. Manila (1892) 60, non 
Roxb. . 
Luzon (Benguet, Bontoc, Rizal, Batangas), Mindanao (Lanao), Merrill 
4266, 10648, Phil. Pl. 462, Williams 1419, Elmer 5826, B. S. 1838 Ramos, 
87967 Ramos & Edano. On open grassy slopes, altitude 700 to 1,400 m; on 
Taal Volcano occurring practically at sea level. Bengal, Ava, Tenasserim, 
and Java. 
CROTALARIA ALBIDA Heyne ex Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. (1821) 333; F.-Vill. 
Novis. App. (1880) 57; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 106, 
Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 105; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 
(1910) Bot. 61. 
Luzon (Cagayan to Batangas), Culion. In open grasslands at low and 
medium altitudes, ascending to 1,400 m. India to Formosa and the Malay 
Peninsula. 
CROTALARIA ASSAMICA Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. 2 (1843) 
481; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 57; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 
(1885) 107, Rev. Pl. Vase. Filip. (1886) 105; Merr. in Philip. Journ. 
Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 62. 
Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Abra, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan). Occasional 
in ravines, thickets, etc., at low and medium altitudes. India. 
CROTALARIA BRACTEATA Roxb. Hort. Beng. (1814) 54, nomen nudum, 
Fl., Ind. ed., 2; 3..(1882). 278; DC. Prodr.,.2 (1825) 130%; F.-Vill. 
Novis. App. (1880) 58; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 107, 
Rev. Pl. Vase. Filip. (1886) 104; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 
(1910) Bot. 68, Fl. Manila (1912) 252. 
Luzon (Benguet, Pangasinan, Rizal). Occasional in thickets, on open 
banks, etc., at low and medium altitudes. India to Malaya. 
CROTALARIA CALYCINA Schrank Pl. Rar. Monae. (1819) t. 12; DC. 
Prodr. 2 (1825) 129; A. Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. 
(1854) 890; Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1* (1855) 337; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 
(1880) 57; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 107, Rev. Pl. 
Vase. Filip. (1886) 105; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 
60. 
Northern Luzon to Mindanao. In open grasslands at low and medium 
altitudes. Tropical Asia, Africa, Malaya, and northern Australia. 
Local name: Balahibong-usa (Tag.). 
