Vigna adenantha (G.Mey.) Marechal & al.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Vigna adenantha
  • Basionym : Phaseolus adenanthus G.Mey.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Vigna adenantha (G.Mey.) Marechal & al.
  • Common name : Snailflower
  • Vernacular name : Kaadu hesave (Kan.); Karalasana (Tel.)
  • Key identification features : Roots are tuberous.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Native : South America
  • Comments : Often cultivated and naturalized.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Keonjhar district, Puri district, Khurda district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
  • 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=Vigna adenantha. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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