Typical of the Fabaceae family
Alysicarpus monilifer
Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- September-January
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, Laccadive Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Benin to Socotra, Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar.
- Recorded habitat
- Mixed deciduous and open forests, also in plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Gujarat →Tamil Nadu →Telangana →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover
Identify Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alysicarpus monilifer
- Genus
- Alysicarpus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Mixed deciduous and open forests, also in plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover
A member of the Fabaceae family, Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover (Alysicarpus monilifer) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and 10 other states. It grows in mixed deciduous and open forests, also in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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