Lathyrus aphaca L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lathyrus aphaca L.
  • Vernacular name : Jangli matar (Hindi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Hill stations
  • Comments / notes : Weed, from plains to hill up to 2100m
  • Flower, Fruit : January-February
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Cuttack district
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
  • World Distribution : Tropics and temperate regions of the world
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa vol. 1; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • 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=Lathyrus aphaca. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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