| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Subfamily | Faboideae |
| Tribe | Crotalarieae |
| Scientific name | Crotalaria sessiliflora L. |
| Synonyms | Crotalaria anthylloides Lamarck, non D. Don; Crotalaria brevipes Champion ex Bentham; Crotalaria eriantha Siebold & Zuccarini; Crotalaria nepalensis Link; Crotalaria sessiliflora L. forma obtusata Matsumura |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) tanuke-mame (タヌキマメ, 狸豆 [meaning: raccoon dog beans]) |
| (English common name) rattlebox | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan | |
| Habitat | Wet field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=12, 14 |
| Description | Plants electing 20-50cm tall, hairy. Leaves 2.5-10cm long, 4-8mm wide. Flowers bule, calyxs hairy ca. 1-1.5cm long after flowering, flowering in July to September. Annual plants. |
| Reference | Crotalaria sessiliflora L. |
| Crotalaria sessiliflora L. | |
| A method of treatment and agents useful for same (WIPO Patent WO/2007/073583) |
| September 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
August 2008 at Naruto Marsh |
August 2008 at Naruto Marsh |
| August 2008 at Naruto Marsh |
| October 2008 at Naruto Marsh |
October 2008 at Naruto Marsh |