Ana-Mullu / Prickly Dalbergia
Dalbergia horrida
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dalbergia horrida
- Genus
- Dalbergia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also sacred groves and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ana-Mullu itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ana-Mullu itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Ana-mullu, Jadavalli, ജടവള്ളി, Aanamullu
About Ana-Mullu
A member of the Fabaceae family, Prickly Dalbergia (Dalbergia horrida) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 3 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also sacred groves and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Ana-Mullu belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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