Psoralea corylifolia L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Psoralea corylifolia
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cullen corylifolium (L.) Medik.
  • Common name : Babchi seeds plant
  • Vernacular name : Babchi (Hin.); Karpooragam (Tam.); Baavanchalu, Bapunga, Bawuchee, Kala ginja (Tel.); Bakuchi (Ori.)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : December-March
  • Comments : Occasional in plains and as weed in arable lands. Plant is used in native medicine.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu State); Kurnool district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Sambalpur district, Khurda district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Yunnan, Sichuan, Arabia, Somalia, Socotra
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; 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=Psoralea corylifolia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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