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Rhynchosia hirta
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Rhynchosia hirta (Andr.) Meikle & Verdc., Taxon 16: 462. 1967; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 170. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 238. 1992; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 104. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 101. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 113. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 100. 2002.
Dolichos hirtus Andr., Bot. Repos. t. 446. 1807.
Rhynchosia cyanosperma Benth. in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Africa 2: 218. 1871; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 222. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 375(264). 1918.
Cyanospermum tomentosum Wight & Arn., Prodr. 260. 1834.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Neelapayar
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Hairy Snoutbean
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Description:
Climbers, densely fulvous hairy. Leaflets to 13 x 9 cm, broadly ovate, shortly acuminate, rounded at base; petiole to 6 cm long; stipules ovate; stipels filiform. Racemes to 15 cm long, axillary, hispid; bracts 25 x 15 mm, ovate, acuminate. Flowers 2 cm long, densely arranged; pedicels 8 mm long; calyx 2 cm long, lobes oblong, densely hispid; petals included, yellow; standard 15 x 10 mm, emarginate; wings 12 x 5 mm, oblong, spurred; keel glabrous. Pods 18 x 8 mm, oblong, acute at apex, impressed between seeds; seeds 5 x 5 mm, smooth, shining.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India, Africa 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, White
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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:
Kattalappara, Methaganam, Kariamchola, Mukkali forests, Ariankavu
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