Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Rhynchosia | Species: Rhynchosia minima (Linn.) DC. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Dolichos minimus Linn. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kulata, Kulthi | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Burn Mouth Vine | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kulata, Kulthi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Pods sessile, oblong, slightly bent upwards, sparsely pubescent; seeds 2, strophiolate. |
| Habitat | Dry evergreen to dry deciduous forests, Tropical hardwood hammocks and mixed swamp vegetation in peat soils over limestone | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout India; pantropical. Mexico; West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands). | Bark Details | Smooth and greenish brown in colour |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 25 m, bark smooth. Leaves segments inserted on rachis in several ranks at divergent angles, leaf appearing like feather. Inflorescences panicle. Flowers white. Fruits ripening from green through red to purplish black at maturity. Flowering from winter-- through summer (Jan--Jul). Tropical hardwood hammocks and mixed swamp vegetation in peat soils over limestone | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, trifoliate, leaf rachis to 2.5 cm long; leaflets rhomboid – ovate, acute, pubescent on both surfaces, orange to black gland dotted beneath; stipules lanceolate. Leaves segments inserted on rachis in several ranks at divergent angles, leaf appearing like feather. |
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