As recorded for Kaadu Moovile
Desmodium triangulare
Kaadu Moovile / Triangular Horse Bush കാട്ടൂ മൂവില
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-January
Kaadu Moovile 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | ಕಾಡು ಮೂವಿಲೆ · ನಾಗ ತಗರೆ | kaadu moovile, naaga thagare |
| Malayalam | കാട്ടൂ മൂവില | kattu moovila |
| Marathi | चिपाटे | chipate |
| Sanskrit | पृष्णिपर्णी | prsniparni |
| Telugu | చేతంద | chetanda, cittenta |
| Tulu | ಕಾಟ್ಟುಮೂಜಿರೆ | kattumoojire |
| Urdu | Not recorded | lapoti |
| Mizo | Not recorded | Se-be-hliang |
See the original recorded names
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಮೂವಿಲೆ kaadu moovile, ನಾಗ ತಗರೆ naaga thagare
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടൂ മൂവില kattu moovila
- Marathi
- चिपाटे chipate
- Sanskrit
- पृष्णिपर्णी prsniparni
- Telugu
- చేతంద chetanda, cittenta
- Tulu
- ಕಾಟ್ಟುಮೂಜಿರೆ kattumoojire
- Urdu
- lapoti
- Mizo
- Se-be-hliang
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Dendrolobium triangulare. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Nepal to Taiwan and Malesia.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in plantations
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →Karnataka →
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How to identify Kaadu Moovile
Identify Kaadu Moovile 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: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaadu Moovile.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium triangulare
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in plantations
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia, S.China, Taiwan, Cambodia, New Guinea, Africa
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- 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 Kaadu Moovile 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 Kaadu Moovile itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Kaadu Moovile
Triangular horse bush (Desmodium triangulare) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand and Karnataka. It grows in moist deciduous forests, also in plantations. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kaadu Moovile belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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