Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Lonchocarpus speciosus Bolus; Bolusanthus speciosus f. albescens Yakovlev
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms
  • Common name : African Wisteria Tree, Rhodesian Wisteria Tree, Wild Wisteria
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Small to medium-sized tree is deciduous; Leaves alternate, compound;
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Delhi : Delhi
  • Native : Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Literature :
    • K. Sankara Rao 2009. Flowering Plants of Indian Institute of Science: A Field Guide
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bolusanthus speciosus. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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