About Eyelashes Shell Beans
Geissaspis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains one accepted species, Geissaspis cristata. It is a scrambling annual or perennial that ranges from the Indian Subcontinent through Indochina to southern China and Peninsular Malaysia. It has three varieties: Geissaspis cristata var. cristata Geissaspis cristata var. malabarica (Sivar. & A.Babu) M.R.Almeida Geissaspis cristata var. tenella (Benth.) M.R.Almeida Geissaspis belongs to subfamily Faboideae and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae. Geissaspis keilii De Wild. is an unplaced name.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Geissaspis cristata
- Genus
- Geissaspis
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grassy patches in moist open places
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Marathi
- बारकी
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Eyelashes Shell Beans belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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