Caragana crassicaulis Benth. ex Baker

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Synonym(s) : Caragana crassicaulis Benth. ex Baker
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calophaca crassicaulis (Benth. ex Baker) Kom.
  • Habit : Woody creeper
  • Habitat : Moist soil slopes along rocky comers.
  • Key identification features : Woody, tufted creepers with very deep, thick rootstocks; Leaves in lax rosette, leaflets linear-oblong, truncate, pubscent; Flowers solitary yellow with brick red streaks on the outside of petals; Pods linear-oblong, finely pubescent.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bhutan, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 379
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Caragana crassicaulis. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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