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Vigna vexillata var. sepiaria
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich. var. sepiaria (Dalz.) Babu & Sharma, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 27: 27. 1987; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 278. 1992.
Phaseolus sepiarius Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 33. 1850.
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Description:
Herbaceous twiners; stems, petiole and peduncles glabrescent with very short, brown hairs. Leaves trifoliate; leaflets broadly ovate-deltoid, entire, ciliate; petiole 4-6 cm long; stipules lanceolate, ciliate, 0.7 x 0.3 cm. Racemes on 3-15 cm long; bracteoles 0.4 cm long. Calyx glabrescent to rusty brown-villous; lobes 0.6-0.7 cm long. Corolla up to 2.5 cm long. Pods glabrescent to rusty brown-hairy, 15- 20 seeded; seeds black, shining, 0.4 x 0.3 cm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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):
Red, Pink
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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:
Western Ghats
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