Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold ex Maxim.

 
  • 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) : Desmodium tomentosum (Thunb.) DC.; Hedysarum coriaceum Poir.; Hedysarum tomentosum Thunb.; Hedysarum villosum Willd.; Lespedeza glomerata Hornem.; Lespedeza macrophylla Bunge; Lespedeza tomentosa var. globiracemosa S.L.Tung & Z.Lu; Lespedeza villosa Pers.; Meibomia tomentosa (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold ex Maxim.
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Arid mountain slopes, grasslands, thickets; below 1000 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : India, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Primorye, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West China to Indian Subcontinent, Mongolia to Central and South Japan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 108
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lespedeza tomentosa. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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