Jagru / Velvet-Leaf Desmodium
Desmodium velutinum
Also known as Villous Leaf Desmodium
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- September-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium velutinum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Africa, Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, Indo-China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Siam, Indonesia, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jagru 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 Jagru itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- jagru, lagavang, lippa-pank
- Malayalam
- Orila
- Nepali
- मोतोई Motoi
- Sanskrit
- Prasniparni
- Tamil
- Akilametaki, Amcapatayilai, ankachupati
- Telugu
- Chiva madu, Chimanduri
About Jagru
Velvet-Leaf Desmodium (Desmodium velutinum) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Assam, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and 5 other states. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to June.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Jagru belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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