As recorded for Bankhara
Dalbergia volubilis
Bankhara / Climbing Dalbergia बनखरा
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- February-June
Bankhara 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 | बनखरा · भटिया | ¿ ? bankhara, ¿ ? bhatia, Bhatia |
| Tamil | புனலிக்கொடி | punali-k-koti |
| Kannada | ಮರ್ದಿಬಳ್ಳಿ | ¿ ? mardiballi |
| Malayalam | വള്ളിവീട്ടി | vallivitti |
| Marathi | आळई · मुंगणवेल | alai, munganvel |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- ¿ बनखरा ? bankhara, ¿ भटिया ? bhatia, Bhatia
- Tamil
- புனலிக்கொடி punali-k-koti
- Kannada
- ¿ ಮರ್ದಿಬಳ್ಳಿ ? mardiballi
- Malayalam
- വള്ളിവീട്ടി vallivitti
- Marathi
- आळई alai, मुंगणवेल munganvel
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes 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: Indian Subcontinent to China (SW. Yunnan) and Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous and deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Maharashtra →West Bengal →
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How to identify Bankhara
Identify Bankhara by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bankhara.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dalbergia volubilis
- Genus
- Dalbergia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- 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
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bankhara 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 Bankhara itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bankhara
Climbing Dalbergia (Dalbergia volubilis) is a woody climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and 12 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Bankhara belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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