Herbarium JCB

Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A.Cheval

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Mundulea sericea
Basionym : Cytisus sericeus Willd.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A.Chev.
Common name : Bastard Satin wood
Vernacular name : Purachali gida (Kan.); Pilavaram, Vellaipurasu (Tam.); Verri billu, Neela murrai, Tella moduga (Tel.)
Collection Nos : FAP 41921
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 04/12/10
Collection Locality : Talupula, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Degraded deciduous forest
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : April-December
Comments : Occasional on the hills from 600-1000 m as clumps in fully sun-exposed slopes of deciduous forests and in scrub jungles.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Dharmapuri district, Vellore district (Tamil Nadu State); Jambugumula R.F. (Ananthapur district), Nallamalai Hills (Prakasham district), Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Visakhapatnam district (Andhra pradesh State); Mannanur R.F. (Mehbubnagar district) (Telangana State)
World Distribution : Tropical Africa, South Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais 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=Mundulea sericea. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.