Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Abrus | Species: Abrus precatorius Linn.( रत्ती, गुंची ) |
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| Synonym | Abrus cyaneus R.Vig., Abrus tunguensis Lima, Abrus minor Desv., Abrus maculatus Noronha. | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Ratifiri, Ratti, Lalri, Gunchi, | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Bead Vine, Wild Liquorice, Buddhist rosary bead, Indian Liquorice, Crab's Eye, Black-Eyed Su San, Rosary Pea | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ratti, Lalri, Gunchi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 1000m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit thick, hard, oblong, 2.5 – 4x 1.5 cm 6 seeded. Seeds ovoid, red with black spot at the hilum |
| Habitat | Commonly found in ravines of miscellaneous forests, way sides, grassy localities | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan And Tropical Africa | Bark Details | Smooth-textured Or wrinkled brown |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous, slender woody climbers to 5 m high. Leaf rachis 8 – 10 cm long. Leaflets 12 – 18 Paris, subsessile, oblong, 2 – 2. 6 x 0.8 cm, obtuse, mucronate, glabrescent above, appressed hairy beneath. Flowers pale white, tinged with pink, in leaf bearing, axillary, peduncled, 2.5 – 7 cm long bearing, axillary, peduncled, w.5 – 7 cm long racemes, usually shorter than leaves. Calyx sparsely pubescent, teeth short. Corolla 3 – 4 times as long as calyx,vexillum ovate ,wing wing falcate .Pods thick, hard, oblong, 2.5 – 4x 1.5 cm, - 6 seeded. Seeds ovoid, red with black spot at the hilum | Leaf Details | Leaves even-pinnate, leaflets 12-16 pairs, oblong to elliptic, base and apex obtuse, lower surface sparsely pubescent |
