Herbarium JCB

Rhynchosia rufescens (Willd.) DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Rhynchosia rufescens
Basionym : Glycine rufescens Willd.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rhynchosia rufescens (Willd.) DC.
Vernacular name : Malaikollu, Kaattukollu (Tam.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-390
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 13/12/14
Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : October-February
Native : India
Comments : In foothills up to 1400 m and on forest clearings.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Hoganekkal Forest (Dharmapuri district), Yercaud Hills (Salem district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Minimuluru Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Anantagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Kalasamudram R.F. (Ananthapur district), Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district), Kurnool district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Keonjhar district, Kalahandi district, Puri district, Angul district, Dhenkanal district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, continental South-East Asia, Malesia
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; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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 rufescens. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.