Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Cajanus | Species: Cajanus scarabaeoides (Linn.) Thouars |
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| Synonym | Atylosia scarabaeoides (Linn.) Benth., Dolichos scarabaeoides Linn., Catharospermum scarabaeoides (Linn.), | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Tropical Clover | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Tropical Clover Showy Pigeon pea, Peanut Grass | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Tropical Clover | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 300-700m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Pods oblong, 1.8-2.5 cm, straight, covered with long soft brownish hairs, with deep transverse or obliquely transverse depressed lines between the seeds, apex obtuse, tipped with the base of the style. Seeds 4-6, grey-brown, oblong-rounded, under 5 mm. |
| Habitat | Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout India, Tropical Asia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Australia | Bark Details | 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 | Herbaceous, perennial pubescent climber. Petioles 1.5-2.5 cm long; stipules triangular, small, caducous; leaflets elliptic, obovate-oblong or oblong 1.2-4.5 cm long, subacute or obtuse, pubescent above, densely pubescent below, strongly nerved, the glands in some specimens almost evanescent, lateral leaflets somewhat smaller and oblique petiolules very short; stiples 0. Flowers yellow or tinged with reddish-brown, ca. 8 mm long, 2-6 on short, densely pubescent axillary peduncles, 6-18 mm long; pedicel 4-6 mm long, densely pubescent. Calyx ca. 8 mm long, densely grey or fulvous-pubescent; lobes linear. Pods oblong, 1.8-2.5 cm, straight, covered with long soft brownish hairs, with deep transverse or obliquely transverse depressed lines between the seeds, apex obtuse, tipped with the base of the style. Seeds 4-6, grey-brown, oblong-rounded, under 5 mm. | Leaf Details | Leaflets elliptic, obovate-oblong or oblong 1.2-4.5 cm long, subacute or obtuse, pubescent above, densely pubescent below, strongly nerved, the glands in some specimens almost evanescent, lateral leaflets somewhat smaller and oblique petiolules very short; stiples 0. |
