As recorded for Jungli Soyabeen
Neonotonia wightii
Jungli Soyabeen / Perennial Soybean जंगली सोयाबीन
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Jungli Soyabeen in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | जंगली सोयाबीन | Jungli Soyabeen |
| Tamil | காட்டவரைக்கொடி | Kaatavaraikkodi |
| Kannada | ಕಾಡು ಸೋಯಾ ಅವರೆ | Kaadu Soyaa Avare |
| Malayalam | കാട്ടഅവരയ്ക്ക വള്ളി | Kaattavarakka Valli |
| Marathi | रान सोयाबीन | Ran Soyabeen |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- जंगली सोयाबीन Jungli Soyabeen
- Tamil
- காட்டவரைக்கொடி Kaatavaraikkodi
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಸೋಯಾ ಅವರೆ Kaadu Soyaa Avare
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടഅവരയ്ക്ക വള്ളി Kaattavarakka Valli
- Marathi
- रान सोयाबीन Ran Soyabeen
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & S. Africa, SW. Arabian Pen., India, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Tamil Nadu →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Jungli Soyabeen
Identify Jungli Soyabeen by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jungli Soyabeen.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Neonotonia wightii
- Genus
- Neonotonia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Java, introduced in Australia, Papua New Guinea
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jungli Soyabeen itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jungli Soyabeen itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Jungli Soyabeen
Perennial Soybean (Neonotonia wightii) is a climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 2 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Jungli Soyabeen belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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