Canavalia mollis Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Canavalia mollis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Canavalia mollis Wight & Arn.
  • Vernacular name : Kaattu avarai (Tam.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 3891
  • Collector(s) Name : S.R Ramesh & S.B.Manohar
  • Collection Date : 26/10/78
  • Collection Locality : Bedaguli, B.R.Hills, Chamarajnagar district, Karnataka State
  • Habitat : Semi-evergreen forest
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : October-February
  • Native : India
  • Comments : On hills in semi-evergreen forests and forest border above 1000 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : B.R.Hills (Chamarajnagar district) (Karnataka State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malesia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Saldanha, C.J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka.
  • 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=Canavalia mollis. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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