Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Macrotyloma uniflorum
  • Basionym : Dolichos uniflorus Lam.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.
  • Common name : Horse gram
  • Vernacular name : Huruli kaalu (Kan.); Kollu (Tam.); Wulawalu (Tel.); Kulthia, Kolatha (Ori.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Cultivated for its edible pods. Sometimes as an escape in hills up to 1200 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropics of the World
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; 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=Macrotyloma uniflorum. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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