As recorded for Jangli Toor
Cajanus lineatus
Jangli Toor / Wild Toor जंगली तूर
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Jangli Toor 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 | जंगली तूर | Jangli toor |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- जंगली तूर Jangli toor
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & SW. India, Sri Lanka, E. Myanmar.
- Recorded habitat
- Grasslands
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Karnataka →Kerala →
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How to identify Jangli Toor
Identify Jangli Toor 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: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jangli Toor.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangli Toor 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 Jangli Toor itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Jangli Toor
A member of the Fabaceae family, Wild Toor (Cajanus lineatus) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 3 other states. It grows in grasslands. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Jangli Toor belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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