Pan India Bouquets

Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth.

Family : Fabaceae
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Basionym : Hedysarum pulchellum L.
Synonym(s) : Dicerma pulchellum (L.) DC.; Meibomia pulchella (L.) Kuntze; Phyllodium pulchrum Desv.; Zornia pulchella (L.) Pers.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Phyllodium pulchellum (L.) Desv.
Vernacular name : Birkapi (Oria); Cherupachotti, Kattumuthira (Malayalam)
Habit : Undershrub
Habitat : Dry deciduous and moist deciduous forest
Comments / notes : Occasional on the hills of Eastern Ghats from 500-1400 m, as an undergrowth in deciduous forests in clumps and by stream banks.
Flower, Fruit : September-February
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa,Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Tropical and subtropical Asia to North Australia
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 105; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 675-676
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Desmodium pulchellum. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.

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