Typical of the Fabaceae family
Alysicarpus rugosus
Alysicarpus rugosus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar, N. Oman, China (Yunnan) to Trop. Asia, N. Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Scrub forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Maharashtra →Assam →
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How to identify Alysicarpus rugosus
Identify Alysicarpus rugosus 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: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Alysicarpus rugosus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alysicarpus rugosus
- Genus
- Alysicarpus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub forests
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Malesia, China, Australia (Queensland)
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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 Alysicarpus rugosus 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 Alysicarpus rugosus itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Alysicarpus rugosus
A member of the Fabaceae family, Alysicarpus rugosus is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam and 7 other states. It grows in scrub forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Alysicarpus rugosus belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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