Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Pterolobium hexapetalum
  • Basionym : Reichardia hexapetala Roth
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh
  • Common name : White brasiletto climber, Camp Siege
  • Vernacular name : Bada bakka (Kan.); Karinddu, Pulindu (Tam.); Korintha, Pariki (Tel.)
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : Strongly armed with recurved spines. Extensive straggler with long arching branches.
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : March-December
  • Comments : In foothills of scrub jungles and deciduous forests to 1200 m. Colonizer in cleared land.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Dharmapuri district, Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Coimbatore district (Tamil Nadu State); Bogada Forest (Kurnool district), Kadapa district, Kondapalli Hills (Krishna district), Srikakulam district, Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais 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; N .P.Singh, 1988 Flora of Eastern Karnataka 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=Pterolobium hexapetalum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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