✿Fabaceae · Dolichos
Kattumuthira / Sickle Bean
Dolichos falcatus
Climber
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kattumuthira 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 Kattumuthira itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Kattumuthira, Kattamara
About Kattumuthira
Sickle Bean (Dolichos falcatus) is a climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kattumuthira belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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