As recorded for Grey Snoutbean
Rhynchosia cana
Grey Snoutbean
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- December-April
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar.
- Recorded habitat
- Open dry deciduous forests and scrub forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Andhra Pradesh →Karnataka →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Grey Snoutbean
Identify Grey Snoutbean 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: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Grey Snoutbean.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchosia cana
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Open dry deciduous forests and scrub forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- 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 Grey Snoutbean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Grey Snoutbean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Grey Snoutbean
A member of the Fabaceae family, Grey Snoutbean (Rhynchosia cana) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in open dry deciduous forests and scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Grey Snoutbean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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