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Cajanus goensis
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Cajanus goensis Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 264. 1850; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 101. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 131. 1996; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 268. 2009.
Atylosia goensis (Dalz.) Dalz., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 13:186.1873; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 369(260).1918; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 126. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 147. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 89. 1998.
Atylosia barbata Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 216. 1876.
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Description:
Climbers; stem villous. Leaflets to 9 cm across, broadly ovate to deltoid, subglabrous, stipellate; petiole to 8 cm long; stipule ovate, acute. Racemes to 20 cm long, densely villous. Flowers many; bracts 1.5 x 1 cm, ovate, acuminate; calyx lobes lanceolate, densely villous; standard 20 x 20 mm, orbicular, yellow with red lines; wings clawed, ovate; keel glabrous. Pods to 4 x 1 cm, impressed between seeds, densely hairy.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-February
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Vazhachal, Koruthode, Ambayathode, Sirunelli estate-Pothundy
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