✿Fabaceae · Alysicarpus
Alysicarpus rugosus
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- 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.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Alysicarpus rugosus belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Fabaceae family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Alysicarpus rugosus or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.