Dudli / Telegraph Plant
Codariocalyx motorius
Also known as Indian Telegraph Plant
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-February
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dudli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Dudli
- Bengali
- Nageswar, Ban chandal, বনচাঁড়াল
- Tamil
- தொழுகண்ணி Tolukanni, தொழுகண்ணி
- Telugu
- Thozhuganni, Touganni
- Kannada
- Aelemudure, Naagathagare, Nagar gare
- Malayalam
- രാമനാമപ്പച്ച, തൊഴുകണ്ണി
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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