Vigna sublobata (Roxb.) Bairig. et al.

 
  • 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 sublobata Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Phaseolus sublobatus Roxb.; Vigna mungo var. sublobata (Roxb.) M.Sharma; Vigna stipulata Hayata
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vigna radiata var. sublobata (Roxb.) Verdc.
  • Common name : Wild black gram
  • Vernacular name :
    • Banurd, Kaadu uddu (Kannada)
    • Karumpayir (Tamil)
    • Banbiri, Burburi (Oria)
    • Mashpani (Sanskrit)
    • Kattuzhunnu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, also cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Frequent
  • Key identification features : Slender hairy climber
  • Flower, Fruit : May-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 13/12/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-193
  • Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Nigidi forest, Anantapur district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Madurai district, The Nilgiri district, Tiruchirapalli district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • 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 sublobata. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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