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Three leaflets
As recorded for Rusty Dunbaria
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Dunbaria ferruginea

Rusty Dunbaria

Habit
Climber
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & more
Flowering
November-March

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China.

Recorded habitat
Deciduous forests and border of shola forests
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Tamil Nadu →Andhra Pradesh →Karnataka →

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How to identify Rusty Dunbaria

Identify Rusty Dunbaria by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a climber habit.
  • Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
  • Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
  • Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
  • In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala.
  • Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rusty Dunbaria.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Dunbaria ferruginea
Genus
Dunbaria
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Climber
Habitat
Deciduous forests and border of shola forests
Habitat type
Forest
Native to
India, Sri Lanka
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting
November-March
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Trifoliate (three leaflets) leaf type
Leaf type
Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
Pubescent (softly hairy) leaf surface
Leaf surface
Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Rusty Dunbaria itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Yellowrecorded

Typical of the family

Raceme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Raceme
Fruit
Legume

Characters marked “recorded” are for Rusty Dunbaria itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Rusty Dunbaria

Rusty Dunbaria (Dunbaria ferruginea) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in deciduous forests and border of shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Rusty Dunbaria belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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