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Cajanus heynei
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Cajanus heynei (Wight & Arn.) van der Maesen, Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 85-4:129. 1985; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 101. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 131. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 88. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 85. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 268. 2009.
Dunbaria heynei Wight & Arn., Prodr. 258. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 217. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 370(261). 1918; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 81. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 142. 1988; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 210. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 178. 2005.
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Description:
Twining herbs, stem patently hairy. Leaves alternate, trifoliolate; leaflets 7 x 4.5 cm, obovate, caudate-acuminate, lateral leaflets obliqe, tomentose,. Flowers 2 cm long, confined towards the tip of axillary racemes. Calyx red, pubescent. Petals yellow. Pod villous, 3 cm long; seeds 4 or 5.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kannur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
South West India, Sri Lanka and Indo-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, Sholayar, Ponmudi, Rosemala, Kothala, Kuriarkutty, Nadugani ghats, Chembotti, Kakki hills, Begur, Ampumala
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