Chapakno / Sticky-Pod Weed
Pseudarthria viscida
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pseudarthria viscida
- Genus
- Pseudarthria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Timor
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- 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 Chapakno 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 Chapakno itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चपकनो Chapakno
- Bengali
- আঠালোপর্ণী Athaloparni
- Tamil
- கொடி ஒட்டை Koti Ottai, மூவிலை பச்சிலை Muvilai-Paccilai, மூவிலைப்புன்னை Muvilai-P-Punnai
- Telugu
- మూయక Muyak, ముయ్యాకు పొన్న Muyyakuponna, నయాకు పొన్న Nayakuponna
- Kannada
- ಅಂಟುಬೆಳೆ ಗಿಡ Antubele Gida, ಅಂಟುಪರ್ಣಿ Antuparni, ಮೂವಿಲೆ Moovile
- Malayalam
- മൂവില Moovila, ശലപർണി Shalaparni
- Marathi
- चिकटा Chikta
About Chapakno
Sticky-pod weed (Pseudarthria viscida) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Chapakno belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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