Alysicarpus scariosus var. pilifer (Prain) A.Pramanik & Thoth.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Alysicarpus rugosus var. pilifer Prain
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alysicarpus scariosus var. pilifer (Prain) A.Pramanik & Thoth.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands, Tropical dry deciduous forests, scrub forests
  • Key identification features : Small herb
  • Flower, Fruit : January-March
  • Collection Nos : KFP 6477, KFP 10023
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kurnool district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Raichur district, Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Pathanamthitta district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Coimbatore district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Ramanathapuram district
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  • 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
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alysicarpus scariosus var. pilifer. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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