Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Hedysarum monilifer L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kaasukkodi (Tamil)
    • Amera (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Mixed deciduous, open forests, also in plains
  • Comments / notes : On plains and along poor rocky grounds.
  • Key identification features : Prostrate herb in dry places
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Nellore district, West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Panna, Chhatarpur
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
    • Lakshadweep : Agatti Islands, Kavaratti Islands, Minicoy Islands
  • Native : Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Lakshadweep Islands, Maldives, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Lakshadweep Islands, Maldives, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Australia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnataka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Flora of Mysore
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 - Flora of Davanagere
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • C., Sudhakar Reddy & Roy, Parth. (2011). Plant Diversity of Lakshadweep Islands.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alysicarpus monilifer. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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