Jungli Soyabeen / Perennial Soybean
Neonotonia wightii
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jungli Soyabeen itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
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
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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