Millettia pulchra (Voigt) Kurz

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dalbergia pulchra Voigt; Mundulea pulchra (Voigt) Benth.; Phaseoloides pulchrum (Voigt) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Millettia pulchra (Voigt) Kurz
  • Habit : Shrub or Small tree
  • Key identification features : Shrubs or small trees; young parts tomentose; Leaves 14-21 foliolate; leaflets narrow elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous above, acute adpressed, silky pubescent and bluish grey beneath; Racemes axillary; flowers reddish-purple; Pods compressed, pointed above, appressed hairy, usually 2-3-seeded; seeds sub-orbicular, reddish-brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- December
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Mimbung, Tilthlang
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 490
  • 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 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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