As recorded for Thantan-Pull
Desmodium ferrugineum
Thantan-Pull / Rusty Desmodium തണ്ടൻപുല്ല്
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Thantan-Pull 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | തണ്ടൻപുല്ല് | thantan-pull |
See the original recorded names
- Malayalam
- തണ്ടൻപുല്ല് thantan-pull
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Grona ferruginea. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, grasslands and montane scrub jungles
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How to identify Thantan-Pull
Identify Thantan-Pull by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Thantan-Pull.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Thantan-Pull 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 Thantan-Pull itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Thantan-Pull
A member of the Fabaceae family, Rusty Desmodium (Desmodium ferrugineum) is a shrub. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. It grows in moist deciduous forests, grasslands and montane scrub jungles. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Thantan-Pull belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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