Herbarium JCB

Eleiotis monophylla (Burm.f.) DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
Subfamily : Faboideae
Basionym : Glycine monophyllos Burm.f.
Synonym(s) : Eleiotis sororia (L.) DC.; Hedysarum sororium L.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Eleiotis monophyllos (Burm.f.) DC.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Open deciduous forests
Comments / notes : Occasional on plains to 600m and on foothills of deciduous forests in partial shade. Also grows along fallow fields.
Key identification features : Long trailing herb with dotted leaves; flowers and pods small
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy, Arun Singh R & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 27/11/2014
Collection Nos : HJCB-0237
Collection Locality : Sadasivakona Forest, Chittoor district (AP)
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Prakasam district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Common
- Tamil Nadu : Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Coimbatore district, Madurai district, The Nilgiri district, Salem district, Thanjavur district, Tiruchirapalli district, Dharmapuri district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district
Native : India, Sri Lanka
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
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; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1; Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eleiotis monophylla. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.