Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Cajanus | Species: Cajanus scarabaeoides (Linn.) Thouars( बन कुलथा ) |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Atylosia pauciflora (Wight & Arn.) Druce, Atylosia Scarabaeoides (L.) Benth., Dolichos medicagineus Roxb., Rhynchosia biflora DC. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Showy Pigeonpea | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Tropical Clover, Peanut Grass | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ban kulatha | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 300-700m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod, brown tomentose, obliquely deeply grooved between seeds.seeds strophiolate |
| Habitat | Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Australia , Bangladesh,Bhutan,China, India, Indonesia, Japan,Malaysia ,Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,Sri Lanka, Taiwan | Bark Details | Smooth Hairy |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Karnal, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate | ||
| Description of Species | Slender twining herbs; stem brown tomentose. Leaves tri-foliolate. Leaflets obovate or elliptic, obtuse, basally 3-nerved, reticulations prominent, often with resinous dots below, exstipellate. Flowers racemose or paniculate, pale-yellow, in axillary pairs. Calyx persistent, tomentose, lobes linear, upper 2-lobes connate. Standard petal with two inflexed auricles at base.stamens 9+1. Anthers uniform. Ovary tomentose, sessile, 3 or more ovuled. Style filiform, inflexed. Stigma small, terminal. Pods brown tomentose, obliquely deeply grooved between seeds.seeds strophiolate | Leaf Details | Leaves tri-foliolate. Leaflets obovate or elliptic, obtuse, basally 3-nerved, reticulations prominent, often with resinous dots below, exstipellate. |
