As recorded for Bakuchi
Psoralea corylifolia
Bakuchi / Babchi Seeds Plant बकुची
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Psoralia, Malay-Tea
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering
- October-March
Bakuchi 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 | बकुची | bakuchi |
| Tamil | கார்போகரிசி | Not recorded |
| Kannada | ಬಾವಂಚಿ | Not recorded |
| Malayalam | കാർകോകിൽ · ബാകചി | Psoralea Corylifolia |
| Marathi | बावची | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- बकुची bakuchi
- Tamil
- கார்போகரிசி
- Kannada
- ಬಾವಂಚಿ
- Malayalam
- കാർകോകിൽ, Psoralea Corylifolia, ബാകചി
- Marathi
- बावची
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Cullen corylifolium. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: NE. Trop. Africa, S. Arabian Pen., Trop. & Subtrop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Occasional in plains and as weed in arable lands
- Explore nearby plants
- Madhya Pradesh →West Bengal →
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How to identify Bakuchi
Identify Bakuchi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bakuchi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Psoralea corylifolia
- Genus
- Psoralea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Occasional in plains and as weed in arable lands
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Yunnan, Sichuan, Arabia, Somalia, Socotra
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bakuchi 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 Bakuchi itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bakuchi
Babchi seeds plant (Psoralea corylifolia) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. It grows in occasional in plains and as weed in arable lands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Bakuchi belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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