Stylosanthes humilis Kunth

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Stylosanthes sundaica Taub.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Stylosanthes humilis Kunth
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : An introduced species. Grows along railway lines.
  • Key identification features : Prostrate herb
  • Flower, Fruit : November-February
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • 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=Stylosanthes humilis. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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