Cajanus crassus (King) Maesen

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Cajanus crassus
  • Synonym : Atylosia volubilis (Blanco) Gamble
  • Basionym : Atylosia crassa King
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cajanus crassus (King) Maesen
  • Vernacular name : Banosami, Bankandul, Bajhala (Ori.); Bir machan (San.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0573 A & B
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 27/02/16
  • Collection Locality : Berbera Forest, Khurda district, Odisha State
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April
  • Comments : Occasional in forests of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Maredumilli Hills, Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Sapparla peak (Visakhapatnam district), Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh); Adenegeri R.F. (Gajapati district), Ganjam district, Sambhalpur district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Barunei Hills (Khurda district), Berbera Forest (Khurda district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Andaman Islands (India), Nepal, Indo-China, Myanmar, Java, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
  • 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=Cajanus crassus. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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