As recorded for Atylosia goensis
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Cajanus goensis. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to China (Yunnan) and Jawa.
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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How to identify Atylosia goensis
Identify Atylosia goensis 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-February.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Atylosia goensis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Atylosia goensis
- Genus
- Atylosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia and China
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- 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 Atylosia goensis 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 Atylosia goensis itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Atylosia goensis
Atylosia goensis belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. It grows in evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Atylosia goensis belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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