As recorded for Brown Heart
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mexico to Trop. America, W. Trop. Africa to Uganda. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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How to identify Brown Heart
Identify Brown Heart by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Brown Heart.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brown Heart 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 Brown Heart itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Brown Heart
Brown Heart (Andira inermis) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine and used to hold soil and restore degraded ground. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Brown Heart belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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