Wall. ex Benth.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Meibomia oblonga Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Uraria oblonga (Wall. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : In open forests on edges of cliffs
  • Key identification features : Shrubs; leaves unifoliolate, narrowly ovate or elliptic, glabrous above, appressed pubescent beneath; flowers in axillary or terminal racemes or panicles; flower dark blue-purple; pods linear, curved, indented along both sutures.
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 465
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Desmodium oblongum. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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