Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Macroptilium atropurpureum
  • Basionym : Phaseolus atropurpureus DC.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.
  • Common name : Purple Bean
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Comments : Occasional in dry and open forests. Introduced for fodder. A good nitrogen fixing plant.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Naturalized in tropics and sub-tropics.
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
  • 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=Macroptilium atropurpureum. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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