Kerala Kunstleria
Kunstleria keralensis
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- February-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kunstleria keralensis
- Genus
- Kunstleria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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 Kerala Kunstleria 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 Kerala Kunstleria itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മുത്താറിവള്ളി
About Kerala Kunstleria
Kerala Kunstleria (Kunstleria keralensis) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kerala Kunstleria belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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