Vigna dalzelliana (Kuntze) Verdc.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Phaseolus dalzellianus Kuntze
  • Synonym(s) : Phaseolus pauciflorus Dalzell; Phaseolus dalzellii T.Cooke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vigna dalzelliana (Kuntze) Verdc.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare in Kondapalli forests
  • Key identification features : Creeping herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Krishna district
    • Kerala : Kollam district, Pathanamthitta district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Khurda district, Puri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Madurai district, The Nilgiri district
  • Native : Indian subcontinent
  • World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Laos People's Democratic Republic
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vigna dalzelliana. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

Botanical Description

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Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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