About Kerala Kunstleria
Kunstleria keralensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It is a woody climber (liana) native to the southern parts of the Western Ghats, India.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kunstleria keralensis
- Genus
- Kunstleria
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മുത്താറിവള്ളി
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kerala Kunstleria belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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