Himalayan Dumasia
Dumasia villosa
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dumasia villosa
- Genus
- Dumasia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- On hills above 1400m on thickets by Shola border
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Tropical Africa, temperate and Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Manipur, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- 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 Himalayan Dumasia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Himalayan Dumasia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Himalayan Dumasia
A member of the Fabaceae family, Himalayan Dumasia (Dumasia villosa) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Sikkim and 7 other states. It grows in on hills above 1400m on thickets by Shola border. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Himalayan Dumasia belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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