Millettia piscidia (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Synonym(s) : Galedupa piscidia Roxb.; Phaseoloides piscidia Kuntze; Pongamia piscidia (Roxb.) Sweet
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Millettia piscidia (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
  • Habit : Woody climber
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Woody climbers; Leaves finely silky; leaflets 5-7, ovate-oblong, caudate, thinly coriaceous, glabrous; Flowers white; Pods 2-4 seeded, thin, compressed, oblong, glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Siang
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 408
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Millettia piscidia. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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