As recorded for But
Cicer arietinum
But / Chickpea हरभरा
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Ladakh, Rajasthan & more
But 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 | हरभरा | Not recorded |
| Punjabi | Not recorded | But |
| Sinhala | කඩල | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- हरभरा
- Punjabi
- But
- Sinhala
- කඩල
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in 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: SE. Türkiye to Iran.
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How to identify But
Identify But by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Cultivated pulse crop with inflated hairy pods (chickpea).
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Ladakh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is But.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cicer arietinum
- Genus
- Cicer
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Ladakh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for But itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for But itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About But
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is a species in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Ladakh, Rajasthan and 13 other states.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
But belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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