Anipe Balli / Negro Bean
Mucuna monosperma
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- November-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mucuna monosperma
- Genus
- Mucuna
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen, dry deciduous and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Anipe Balli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Fruit surface
- HairyrecordedCovered in visible hairs or fuzz.
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Anipe Balli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- बालधेंग्रा Baldhengra
- Tamil
- பெரியதெள்ளுக்காய் Periya-Tellukkay
- Kannada
- ಅಣಿಪೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Anipe Balli, ಕೈವಲ್ಯ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kaivalya Balli, ಕೂಗರಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Koogari Balli
- Malayalam
- മലന്താളി Malanthalli
- Marathi
- गोडीकुइरी Godi Kuiri, मोठी कुइली Mothi Kuili
About Anipe Balli
A member of the Fabaceae family, Negro Bean (Mucuna monosperma) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and 2 other states. It grows in evergreen, dry deciduous and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Anipe Balli belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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