Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Pueraria | Species: Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Dc.( भरदा, बन कुम्ढा ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Hedysarum tuberosum Roxb. ex Willd | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Bidari, Sural, Bilaikand, Bharda, Tirra, Bankumra | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Kutza, Nepalese kudzu ,Tuberous Honey Suckle. | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bharda, Bankumra | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 300- 1500m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Pods flat, linear, constricted between the seeds, clothed with silky – brown hairs, 3 – 6 seeded. |
| Habitat | Distributed nearly throughout India, except in very humid or very arid regions, | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Himalayas, from Kashmir to Nepal. It is also found in Western Ghats and some other parts of India. | Bark Details | Woody, greenish brown with hairy texture |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous twining climbers up to 10 – 25 m Leaf rachis 8 – 22 cm long; leaflets broadly ovate, apex abruptly acuminate, base cordate or cuneate, sparsely pubescent beneath; lateral leaflets oblique. Flowers blue – purple, appearing before leaves, in simple, terminal racemes, rarely panicles. Calyx densely clothed with red – brown hairs. Vexillum and keel whitish blue. Pods flat, linear, constricted between the seeds, clothed with silky – brown hairs, 3 – 6 seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaf rachis 8 – 22 cm long; leaflets broadly ovate, apex abruptly acuminate, base cordate or cuneate, sparsely pubescent beneath; lateral leaflets oblique. |
