Vigna grahamiana (Wight & Arn.) 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 grahamianus Wight & Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vigna grahamiana (Wight & Arn.) Verdc.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Slender climber with deltoid leaflets
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Kottayam district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Kanyakumari district, Madurai district, The Nilgiri district, Ramanathapuram district, Tirunelveli district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Dindigul district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • 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
    • 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 grahamiana. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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