Millettia pulchra (Voigt) Kurz

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Synonym(s) : Dalbergia pulchra Voigt; Mundulea pulchra (Voigt) Benth.; Phaseoloides pulchrum (Voigt) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Millettia pulchra (Voigt) Kurz
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Trees, 4-20 m high; Leaflets oblong-Ianceolate, acute to acuminate, silky pubescent, bluish grey beneath; Flowers white or reddish purple with centrally green spotted vexillum; Pods 2-3 seeded, flat, minutely appressed hairy.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- November
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Howrah
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • 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 pulchra. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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