✿Fabaceae · Calopogonium
Calopo
Calopogonium mucunoides
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calopogonium mucunoides
- Genus
- Calopogonium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Forest plantations, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, southern India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Calopo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Calopo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Calopo
A member of the Fabaceae family, Calopo (Calopogonium mucunoides) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Goa and Tamil Nadu. It grows in forest plantations, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Calopo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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