Nir-Pullari / Pycnospora
Pycnospora lutescens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- September-December
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nir-Pullari itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- നീര പുല്ലരീ Nir-pullari
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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