As recorded for Asud
Desmodium laxiflorum
Asud / Loose Flowered Desmodium आसूड
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- September-April
Asud 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manipuri | ꯄꯣꯔꯣꯡꯈꯣꯛ ꯃꯥꯟꯕꯤ | Porongkhok Manbi |
| Marathi | आसूड · भूतशेवरा · जंगली गांजा | asud, bhut-sheura, jangli-ganja |
| Tamil | Not recorded | Atotti |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | Orila |
| Telugu | Not recorded | Antunthalu, Cheppa Thatla |
| Kannada | ಒತ್ತೆ ಗಿಡ | otte gida |
| Konkani | जंगली गांजा | jangli ganja |
| Nepali | कुरो झार | kuro jhar |
| Sanskrit | पार्ष्णीपर्णी | parsniparn |
| Mizo | Not recorded | Chabetban |
See the original recorded names
- Manipuri
- ꯄꯣꯔꯣꯡꯈꯣꯛ ꯃꯥꯟꯕꯤ Porongkhok Manbi
- Marathi
- आसूड asud, भूतशेवरा bhut-sheura, जंगली गांजा jangli-ganja
- Tamil
- Atotti
- Malayalam
- Orila
- Telugu
- Antunthalu, Cheppa Thatla
- Kannada
- ಒತ್ತೆ ಗಿಡ otte gida
- Konkani
- जंगली गांजा jangli ganja
- Nepali
- कुरो झार kuro jhar
- Sanskrit
- पार्ष्णीपर्णी parsniparn
- Mizo
- Chabetban
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, Nicobar Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Sohmaea laxiflora. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Meghalaya →Uttarakhand →
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How to identify Asud
Identify Asud by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Asud.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium laxiflorum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India to Formosa, Malesia
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Asud 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 Asud itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Asud
Loose Flowered Desmodium (Desmodium laxiflorum) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya and Uttarakhand. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Asud belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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