Herbarium JCB

Rhynchosia suaveolens (L.f.) DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Rhynchosia suaveolens
Basionym : Glycine suaveolens L.f.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rhynchosia suaveolens (L.f.) DC.
Vernacular name : Banukandulo (Ori.)
Collection Nos : KFP 9808; HJCB-E-313; HJCB-E-0226
Collector(s) Name : S.R.Ramesh & S.B.Manohar; K.R.K.Swamy; K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 24/10/1979; 02/01/2016; 27/11/2014
Collection Locality : Kudligi, Bellary district, Karnataka State; Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State; Sadasivakona Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub Jungle
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : November-March
Comments : In foothills up to 500 m in dry deciduous forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district, Bellary district (Karnataka State); Hoganekkal Forest (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Anantapur district, Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district), Kadapa district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), West Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa 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; 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 suaveolens. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.