Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Uraria picta
  • Basionym : Hedysarum pictum Jacq.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv.
  • Vernacular name : Dabra (Hin.); Pingerragadde (Tel.); Ishwarjata (Ori.)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Native : Tropical Africa, Asia, Australia
  • Comments : Occasional in stream banks of Sal forests and in open forests of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Ramanapenta R.F. (Kurnool district), Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Keonjhar district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, South China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia; Intoduced in West Indies
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  • 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=Uraria picta. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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