Rhynchosia cana (Willd.) DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Rhynchosia cana
  • Basionym : Glycine cana Willd.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rhynchosia cana (Willd.) DC.
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0118; HJCB-E-274
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao; K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 26/10/2014; 02/01/2016
  • Collection Locality : Talakona Reserve Forest, Chittoor district; Pulivendala Ghat, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Open deciduous forest
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : January-March
  • Native : India
  • Comments : In open dry deciduous and scrub forests.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kanchipuram district, Gingee Hills (Villupuram district) (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Prakasham district), Horsley Hills (Chittoor district), Sadasivakona R.F. (Chittoor district), Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district), Malleswarakonda Hills (Nellore district), Chitvel R.F. (Kadapa district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais 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=Rhynchosia cana. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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