Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Sophora aurea Aiton
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : A large showy shrub; flowers yellow
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Nos : KFP 4831, KFP 12019
  • Collection Locality : Bababudan Hills (Chikamagalur)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Salem district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tirunelveli district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Delhi : Delhi
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Flora of Karnataka, Saldanha, 1984
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Calpurnia aurea. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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