About Perennial Soybean
Neonotonia wightii, the perennial soybean, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to sub‑Saharan Africa, Yemen, India, and Sri Lanka, and widely introduced as a forage in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, the Mascarene Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, New Guinea, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, and Fiji. It is shade tolerant.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Neonotonia wightii
- Genus
- Neonotonia
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Java, introduced in Australia, Papua New Guinea
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local 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
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Perennial Soybean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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