Necklace-Pod Alyce Clover
Alysicarpus monilifer
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- September-January
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- 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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