As recorded for Desmodium triangulare var. congestum
Desmodium triangulare var. congestum
Desmodium triangulare var. congestum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-December
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 subsp. triangulare. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Nepal to Taiwan and Malesia.
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How to identify Desmodium triangulare var. congestum
Identify Desmodium triangulare var. congestum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub 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-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Desmodium triangulare var. congestum.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Desmodium triangulare var. congestum 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 Desmodium triangulare var. congestum itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Desmodium triangulare var. congestum
Desmodium triangulare var. congestum belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Desmodium triangulare var. congestum belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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