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Rhynchosia densiflora
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Rhynchosia densiflora (Roth) DC., Prodr. 2: 386.1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:226.1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 376(265). 1918; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 237. 1992; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 103. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 99. 2002.
Glycine densiflora Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 348. 1821.
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Description:
Twiners branchlets hirsute. Terminal leaflets to 9 x 6 cm, laterals 6.5 x 5 cm, obovate-rhomboid, acute, basally, 3-nerved, inequilateral, membranous, puberulus; petiole to 7 cm, stipule 4 mm, ovate, pubescent. Racemes axillary, to 6 cm long, many flowered; flowers yellow; bracts 8 x 3 mm, lanceolate, ciliate; calyx tube 2 mm, lobes 5 and 7 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, glandular pubescent; standard petal 1 x 0.7 cm, obovate; wings 1 x 0.3 cm; staminal tube 7 mm, filaments subequal; ovary 2 mm, pubescent, style 5 mm, stigma terminal. Pod 1.5 x 0.5 cm, oblong, flat, smooth, long pilose, gland dotted; seeds 2.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
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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:
Chinnar, Churullipetty, Thunakkadavu
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