As recorded for Calopo
Calopogonium mucunoides
Calopo
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-February
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in Andaman Is., Assam, India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mexico to Trop. America.
- Recorded habitat
- Forest plantations, also in the plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Kerala →Goa →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Calopo
Identify Calopo 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: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Calopo.
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
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
- 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.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Calopo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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