Millettia pachycarpa Benth.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Phaseoloides pachycarpum (Benth.) Kuntze; Millettia dunnii Merr.; Millettia fooningensis Hu; Millettia taiwaniana (Hayata) Hayata; Pongamia taiwaniana Hayata; Whitfordiodendron taiwanianum (Hayata) Ohwi
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Millettia pachycarpa Benth.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Tall climbers; young parts brown, velvety; Leaves 11-17 foliolate, young ones silvery; leaflets obovate or oblanceolate, glabrous above, densely appressed brownish tomentose beneath; Panicles brown velvety; flowers pink or light mauve; Pods constricted between seeds, 1-3 seeded, woody, glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- December
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Zotethlang, Kolasib-Builung, Hnathial-Lungleh road, Pheileng
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 487-488
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Millettia pachycarpa. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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