- Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
- Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
- Species : Phanera vahlii
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn.
- Common name : Maloo Creeper
- Vernacular name : Jallaur, Malghan, Maljan, Mahul, Jallur (Hin.); Kallumandalai, Adda (Tam.); Adda-aku, Adda, Parutakulutiga, Addateega (Tel.); Siali, Sialpatra, Sehar (Ori.)
- Habit : Liana
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
- Comments : Fairly common in mixed and sal forests of northern Eastern Ghats. Less common in southern Eastern Ghats. The seeds are edible, a part of tribal food and the pods are opened by heat to obtain the seeds.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Kakavada R.F. (East Godavari district), Salur Forest (Srikakulam district), Ahobilam Forest (Kurnool district), Galikonda Hills, Sunkarimetta Hills (Visakhapatnam district), West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Koraput district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : India, Nepal, Bhutan
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; 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=Phanera vahlii. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.
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