चिकटा Chikta (Marathi)
Desmodium dichotomum
Also known as Asud
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium dichotomum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- In open places and deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China, Malesia, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for चिकटा Chikta (Marathi) 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 चिकटा Chikta (Marathi) itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About चिकटा Chikta (Marathi)
चिकटा Chikta (Marathi) (Desmodium dichotomum) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in in open places and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
चिकटा Chikta (Marathi) belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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