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Crotalaria juncea

Vernacular Name
Sunn hemp

Category
Legumes

Use
RankClass
 Food and Beverages
 Pharmaceutical
 Cosmetics
 Health and Functional Products
1Fodder/Animal feed
 Fibre, Fuel and Building
 Ornamental
 Environmental
 Other

  1. Very relevant
  2. Not very relevant

Place of Origin
tropical Asian plant

Places and Types of Utilization
Grown as a source of green manure, fodder and the lignified fiber obtained from its stem, it bears yellow flowers and elongate, alternate leaves.

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Crotalaria juncea

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