Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdc.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Vigna trilobata
  • Basionym : Dolichos trilobatus L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdc.
  • Vernacular name : Mungam, Trianguli, Rakhalakalai (Hin.); Pisaru kaayi (Kan.); Pilipesara (Tel.); Sano-mungo (Ori.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : June-February
  • Comments : On plains up to 600 m in dry deciduous and open forests. Also, sometimes abundant on arable land, along fallow fields and river banks.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Kanchipuram district, Tiruchirapalli district (Tamil Nadu State); Anantapur district, Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Puri district, Khurda district, Bolangir district, Cuttack district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; 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=Vigna trilobata. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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