Mucuna nigricans (Lour.) Steud.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Citta nigricans Lour.
  • Synonym(s) : Mucuna imbricata DC.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mucuna nigricans (Lour.) Steud.
  • Vernacular name : Bado baidonko, Baidonko (Oria)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Damp forests, moist deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : October-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district
    • Odisha : Gajapati district, Mayurbhanj district, Angul district
  • World Distribution : India, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, China, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
  • 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=Mucuna nigricans. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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