Bush Bean
Macroptilium lathyroides var. semierrectum
Also known as Wild Bush Bean
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Puducherry, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Macroptilium lathyroides var. semierrectum
- Genus
- Macroptilium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Open forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalised in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia
- Found in India
- Puducherry, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-November
- 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 Bush Bean 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 Bush Bean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bush Bean
A member of the Fabaceae family, Bush Bean (Macroptilium lathyroides var. semierrectum) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Puducherry and Maharashtra. It grows in open forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to November.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Bush Bean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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