As recorded for Dudli
Codariocalyx motorius
Dudli / Telegraph Plant രാമനാമപ്പച്ച
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Indian Telegraph Plant
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-February
Dudli 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 | Dudli |
| Bengali | বনচাঁড়াল | Nageswar, Ban chandal |
| Tamil | தொழுகண்ணி | Tolukanni |
| Telugu | Not recorded | Thozhuganni, Touganni |
| Kannada | Not recorded | Aelemudure, Naagathagare, Nagar gare |
| Malayalam | രാമനാമപ്പച്ച · തൊഴുകണ്ണി | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- Dudli
- Bengali
- Nageswar, Ban chandal, বনচাঁড়াল
- Tamil
- தொழுகண்ணி Tolukanni, தொழுகண்ணி
- Telugu
- Thozhuganni, Touganni
- Kannada
- Aelemudure, Naagathagare, Nagar gare
- Malayalam
- രാമനാമപ്പച്ച, തൊഴുകണ്ണി
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes 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: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and grasslands
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- Uttarakhand →Assam →Karnataka →
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How to identify Dudli
Identify Dudli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Small leaflets that visibly move/rotate in sunlight (telegraph plant).
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Codariocalyx motorius
- Genus
- Codariocalyx
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and grasslands
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Pakistan, Nepal, Southeast Asia, Australia, China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“These move constantly along an elliptical path, sampling the intensity of sunlight, and directing the large leaf to the area of most intensity.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dudli 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 Dudli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Dudli
A member of the Fabaceae family, Telegraph Plant (Codariocalyx motorius) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka and 11 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Dudli belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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