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Vigna umbellata (Thunb.)Ohwi & H.Ohashi

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Vigna umbellata (Thunb.)Ohwi & H.Ohashi
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAzukia umbellata (Thunb.)Ohwi
synonymDolichos umbellatus Thunb.
synonymPhaseolus calcaratus Roxb.
synonymPhaseolus pubescens Blume
synonymPhaseolus riccardianus Ten.
synonymPhaseolus ricciardus Ten.
synonymPhaseolus torosus Roxb.
synonymVigna brachycalyx Baker
synonymVigna calcarata (Roxb.)Kurz
synonymVigna papuana Baker f.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Rice Bean
Malayalam
  • Kattuzhunnu
Other
  • Muthira
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Herb/ Undershrub
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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    Brief
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Habit: Climber
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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        Slender twiners; stems reflexed hairy. Leaflets 10 x 5 cm, ovate, acuminate, hispid; petiole 10 cm long, slender, stipule 8 mm long, ovate, decurrent at base. Flowers in short axillary racemes, 2-3-together; calyx 3 mm long, lobes ovate; petals yellow; standard 10 x 15 mm, strongly auricled at base; wings 8 x 6 mm, orbicular; keel 7 x 6 mm, incurved to one turn, spurred to one side. Pods 7 x 0.5 cm, compressed, many-seeded.
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: October-December
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
            G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat
              Plain areas
              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  India: Assam, Maharastra, Goa, Punjab, Rajasthan,tamil Nadu

                  Indian Distribution

                  Assam

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                    Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kottayam, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Theni
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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                      Global Distribution

                      Indo-Malesia

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad

                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses

                        System of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda
                        Ayurveda
                        Medicinal
                        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Contributors 
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                          System Of Medicines Used In

                          Ayurveda

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2200
                          Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2200
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                            📚 Information Listing
                            References
                            1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                            1. Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & Ohashi, Jap. J. Bot. 44: 31. 1969; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 159. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 140. 1989; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 276. 1992; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 177. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 31. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 158. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 118. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 104. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 224. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 193. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 315. 2009.
                            2. Dolichos umbellatus Thunb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 339. 1794.
                            3. Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 289. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 203. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 363(256). 1918.
                            1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2200
                            Information Listing > References
                            1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                            2. Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & Ohashi, Jap. J. Bot. 44: 31. 1969; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 159. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 140. 1989; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 276. 1992; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 177. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 31. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 158. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 118. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 104. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 224. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 193. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 315. 2009.
                            3. Dolichos umbellatus Thunb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 339. 1794.
                            4. Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 289. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 203. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 363(256). 1918.
                            5. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2200
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                            📚 Meta data
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                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomPlantae
                            PhylumTracheophyta
                            ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                            OrderFabales
                            FamilyFabaceae
                            GenusVigna
                            SpeciesVigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi
                            📊 Temporal Distribution
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