As recorded for Rantur
Atylosia sericea
Rantur / Silky Pigeonpea रानतूर
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Wild Toor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- January-April
Rantur in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | रानतूर | Rantur |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- रानतूर Rantur
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Cajanus sericeus. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India, Myanmar.
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How to identify Rantur
Identify Rantur by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-April.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rantur.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rantur 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 Rantur itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rantur
A member of the Fabaceae family, Silky Pigeonpea (Atylosia sericea) is a shrub. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Rantur belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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