Rhynchosia capitata (Roth) DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Rhynchosia capitata
  • Synonym : Nomismia capitata (Roth) Wight & Arn.
  • Basionym : Glycine capitata Roth
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rhynchosia capitata (Roth) DC.
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0187
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
  • Collection Date : 19/11/14
  • Collection Locality : Palamner forest range, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Comments : Occasional on foothills up to 200 m in scrub and open deciduous forests. Also abundant on sandy soils, rooting among rocks.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tippukaadu R.F. (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Samrajyakonda Hills (Ananthapur district), Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  • 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=Rhynchosia capitata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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