Stylosanthes scabra Vogel

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Stylosanthes diarthra S.F.Blake; Stylosanthes gloiodes S.F.Blake; Stylosanthes plicata S.F.Blake; Stylosanthes scoparia Standl. & L.O.Williams; Stylosanthes subsericea S.F.Blake
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stylosanthes scabra Vogel
  • Common name : Shrubby Stylo
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nilththuvara (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Erect to sub-erect shrubby perennial; Young stems green to reddish in colour, dense hairs and bristles, and viscid, becoming woodier with age; Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets hairy on both surfaces, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, pale green to dark green and dark blue-green colour; Inflorescence axillary or terminal, shortly elongate spike, pale to darker yellow flowers; Seeds asymmetrically kidney-
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Munnar, Idukki district
  • Native : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
  • Literature :
    • Photograph of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stylosanthes scabra. Downloaded on 4 November 2024.

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