Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Climber
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Cyanospermum tomentosum (Roxb.)Wight & Arn. |
| synonym | Cylista albiflora Sims |
| synonym | Cylista tomentosa Roxb. |
| synonym | Cylista villosa Aiton |
| synonym | Dolichos hirtus Andrews |
| synonym | Rhynchosia albidiflora (Sims)Alston |
| synonym | Rhynchosia albiflora (Sims)Alston |
| synonym | Rhynchosia cyanosperma Baker |
| synonym | Rhynchosia tomentosa (Roxb.)Baill. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Climbers, densely fulvous hairy. Leaflets to 13 x 9 cm, broadly ovate, shortly acuminate, rounded at base; petiole to 6 cm long; stipules ovate; stipels filiform. Racemes to 15 cm long, axillary, hispid; bracts 25 x 15 mm, ovate, acuminate. Flowers 2 cm long, densely arranged; pedicels 8 mm long; calyx 2 cm long, lobes oblong, densely hispid; petals included, yellow; standard 15 x 10 mm, emarginate; wings 12 x 5 mm, oblong, spurred; keel glabrous. Pods 18 x 8 mm, oblong, acute at apex, impressed between seeds; seeds 5 x 5 mm, smooth, shining.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Habit: Climber
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Global Distribution
India, Africa and Sri Lanka
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Thrissur
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Maharashtra: Kolhapur
Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara
Kerala: Idukki, Kollam, Palakkad
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Cyanospermum tomentosum Wight & Arn., Prodr. 260. 1834.
- Rhynchosia cyanosperma Benth. in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Africa 2: 218. 1871; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 222. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 375(264). 1918.
- Rhynchosia hirta (Andr.) Meikle & Verdc., Taxon 16: 462. 1967; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 170. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 238. 1992; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 104. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 101. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 113. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 100. 2002.
- Dolichos hirtus Andr., Bot. Repos. t. 446. 1807.
- Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
Information Listing > References
- Cyanospermum tomentosum Wight & Arn., Prodr. 260. 1834.
- Rhynchosia cyanosperma Benth. in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Africa 2: 218. 1871; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 222. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 375(264). 1918.
- Rhynchosia hirta (Andr.) Meikle & Verdc., Taxon 16: 462. 1967; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 170. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 238. 1992; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 104. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 101. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 113. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 100. 2002.
- Dolichos hirtus Andr., Bot. Repos. t. 446. 1807.
- Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida C. Agardh |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Rhynchosia |
| Species | Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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