Herbarium JCB

Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Rhynchosia minima
Synonym : Rhynchosia minima var. laxiflora (Cambess.) Baker; Rhynchosia laxiflora Cambess.
Basionym : Dolichos minimus L.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.
Vernacular name : Baunharun (Hin.); Ghattavare (Kan.); Gadi chikkudu Kaya, Nila alumu (Tel.)
Collection Nos : FAP 33681; HJCB-E-194
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 09/07/2009; 13/12/2014
Collection Locality : Thummalapalle mining area, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State; Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub forest; Deciduous forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : November-February
Native : India
Comments : Occasional on plains up to 500 m on thickets in open forests.
Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Chittoor district, Nallamalai Hills (Prakasham district), Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Samrajyakonda Hills, Dharmapur R.F. (Ananthapur district), Guntur district (Andhra Pradesh State); Nuapada district, Balasore district, Sambalpur district, Nayagarh district, Puri district, Parlakhemundi Hills (Gajapati district), Koraput district, Rayagada district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Pantropical
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa 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; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; 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=Rhynchosia minima. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.