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
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are simple and alternate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple and alternate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shalaparni 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 Shalaparni itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
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 a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal and Delhi. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests and forests plantations. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Shalaparni belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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