As recorded for Jungli Baler
Cajanus crassus
Jungli Baler / Thick-Stemmed Cajanus
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- November-April
Jungli Baler 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Not recorded | Jungli Baler |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- Jungli Baler
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Pakistan to China (Guangxi, Yunnan) and New Guinea.
- Recorded habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Explore nearby plants
- Andhra Pradesh →Uttarakhand →Arunachal Pradesh →
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How to identify Jungli Baler
Identify Jungli Baler by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber 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: November-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jungli Baler.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cajanus crassus
- Genus
- Cajanus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Distribution
- India incl. Andamans, Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines, Malay peninsula, Indo-China, Thailand, Vietnam
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-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 Jungli Baler 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 Jungli Baler itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Jungli Baler
Thick-Stemmed Cajanus (Cajanus crassus) is a climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and 4 other states. It grows in scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Jungli Baler belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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