Shalaparni / Sal-Leaved Desmodium
Desmodium gangeticum
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Delhi
- Flowering
- October-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium gangeticum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests and forests plantations
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Delhi
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Fabaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- शालपर्णी shalaparni
- Bengali
- শালপর্ণী, নারিন্দা ঘাস
- Tamil
- மூவிலை
- Kannada
- ಮೂರೆಲೆ ಹೊನ್ನೆ
- Malayalam
- ഓരില, Desmodium gangeticum, ചിത്രപർണ്ണി
About Shalaparni
Sal-Leaved Desmodium (Desmodium gangeticum) is an undershrub belonging to the Fabaceae family (Legume/Bean family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate/trifoliate leaves, raceme/panicle/head flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in moist and dry deciduous forests and forests plantations. It occurs across Paleotropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-January. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Shalaparni belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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