Herbarium JCB

Atylosia albicans (Wight & Arn.) Benth.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Atylosia albicans
Basionym : Cantharospermum albicans Wight & Arn.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cajanus albicans (Wight & Arn.) Maesen
Vernacular name : Nett-avare (Kan.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0233
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 27/11/14
Collection Locality : Way to Sadasivakona, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Habit : Climbing Shrub
Flower, Fruit : September-April
Comments : Occasional on hills up to 1400 m on wayside thickets, cleared slopes and in shola border as well.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Sadashivakona R.F. (Chittoor district), Ethakonda Hills (East Godavari district), West Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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=Atylosia albicans. Downloaded on 3 February 2025.