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Cajanus trinervius
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Cajanus trinervius (DC.) van der Maesen, Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85-4: 199. 1985; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 100. 1992.
Collaea trinervia DC., Mem. Leg. 247. 1826.
Atylosia major Wight & Arn., Prodr. 247.1834.
Atylosia trinervia (DC.) Gamble var. major (Wight & Arn.) Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 66: 45. 1897; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 368(260). 1918; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 90. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 84. 1999.
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Description:
Shrubs, densely golden brown pubescent. Leaflets to 6 x 2.2 cm, elliptic, apex obtuse, mucronate, base obtuse, pubescent above and tomentose below, glabrous above when mature, basally tri-nerved, lateral oblique at the base, ovate, elliptic, smaller; petiole 1.5 cm, petiolule 2 mm, tomentose, stipules 8 mm, triangular, acuminate. Racemes 1-2 flowered, pubescent; calyx tube 5 mm, lower teeth 7 mm, lanceolate, tomentose; petals yellow, standard petals 2 x 0.9 cm, obovate, circular, clawed; wings 15 mm, obovate; keels clawed; staminal tube 14 mm; ovary 5 mm, densely pubescent. Pod 3-4 seeded, 3 x 1.2 cm, oblong, constricted, densely pubescent.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forest margins
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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:
Pothumala, Vellimala
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