Pretty Dragon's Tongue
Desmodium pulchellum
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium pulchellum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Temperate and Tropical Asia to Australia
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, China, Northern Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, RyuKyu Islands
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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
- Tamil
- பபேசியே
- Telugu
- ఫాబేసి
- Kannada
- ಚಪ್ಪರದವರೆ
- Malayalam
- ഫാബേസീ
- Marathi
- फबासिए
- Sinhala
- රනිල කුලය
About Pretty Dragon's Tongue
Pretty Dragon's Tongue (Desmodium pulchellum) 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 dry deciduous and moist deciduous forests. Native to Temperate and Tropical Asia to Australia, it is distributed across Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, China, Northern Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, RyuKyu Islands. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-February. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Pretty Dragon's Tongue belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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