As recorded for Nir-Pullari
Pycnospora lutescens
Nir-Pullari / Pycnospora നീര പുല്ലരീ
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- September-December
Nir-Pullari 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | നീര പുല്ലരീ | Nir-pullari |
See the original recorded names
- Malayalam
- നീര പുല്ലരീ Nir-pullari
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, Nicobar Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: EC. & E. Trop. Africa, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Assam →Meghalaya →
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How to identify Nir-Pullari
Identify Nir-Pullari by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nir-Pullari.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pycnospora lutescens
- Genus
- Pycnospora
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Africa, Tropical Asia from India to Phillipines, New Guinea and Northern Australia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nir-Pullari 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 Nir-Pullari itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nir-Pullari
Pycnospora (Pycnospora lutescens) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya and 6 other states. It grows in deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Nir-Pullari belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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