As recorded for Whitish Pigeonpea
Atylosia albicans
Whitish Pigeonpea
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-April
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Cajanus albicans. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous and scrub forests and on road sides
- Explore nearby plants
- Andhra Pradesh →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Whitish Pigeonpea
Identify Whitish Pigeonpea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Whitish Pigeonpea.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Atylosia albicans
- Genus
- Atylosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous and scrub forests and on road sides
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Whitish Pigeonpea itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Whitish Pigeonpea itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Whitish Pigeonpea
Whitish Pigeonpea (Atylosia albicans) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It grows in deciduous and scrub forests and on road sides. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Whitish Pigeonpea belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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