Pan India Bouquets

Mucuna imbricata (Roxb. ex Lindl.) DC. ex Baker

Family : Fabaceae
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Synonym(s) : Carpopogon imbricatus Roxb. ex Lindl.; Stizolobium imbricatum (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mucuna imbricata (Roxb. ex Lindl.) DC. ex Baker
Habit : Large woody twiner
Habitat : On river bank of subtropical semi evergreen and deciduous forest, at 400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Stinging hairs on the fruits provide protection from predation.
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 109; 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: 686
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Mucuna imbricata. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.