Herbarium JCB

Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Alysicarpus rugosus
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC.
Collection Nos : FAP 41964
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & B.Sadasivaiah
Collection Date : 09/12/10
Collection Locality : Vemula, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Comments : Common on wayside in grazing ground, floor of scrub jungles and on exposed rocks of hills. Sometimes abundant in fallow fields and sandy areas on disturbed grounds.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Kadapa district, Kondapalli Hills (Krishna district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, South-east Asia, Malesia, China, Australia (Queensland)
Literature : N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka, Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Pullaiah, T & Ali Moulali, D., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 2. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India.
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=Alysicarpus rugosus. Downloaded on 1 July 2025.