Herbarium JCB

Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Desmodium pulchellum
Basionym : Hedysarum pulchellum L.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Phyllodium pulchellum (L.) Desv.
Vernacular name : Birkapi (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-164
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 27/11/2014
Collection Locality : Sadasivakona Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : September-February
Comments : Occasional on the hills of Eastern Ghats from 500-1400 m, as an undergrowth in deciduous forests in clumps and by stream banks.
Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Salem district, Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tami Nadu State); Chittoor district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Prakasham district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Khurda district, Ganjam district, Sambalpur district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, South-East Asia, Malaysia, China, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Northern Australia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Desmodium pulchellum. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.