Alysicarpus hamosus Edgew.

 
  • 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) : Hedysarum procumbens Roxb.; Alysicarpus procumbens (Roxb.) Schindl.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Alysicarpus hamosus Edgew.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Costal areas and scrub forest, also in degraded forests
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 29/08/2011
  • Collection Nos : FAP 41836
  • Collection Locality : Thummalapalle mining area, Kadapa district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Prakasam district, Kadapa district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district
    • Odisha : Bargarh district, Sambalpur district
  • Native : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • 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; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • 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=Alysicarpus hamosus. Downloaded on 8 February 2025.

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