As recorded for Clustered-Flower Snoutbean
Rhynchosia capitata
Clustered-Flower Snoutbean
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & more
- Flowering
- August-February
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent.
- Recorded habitat
- Open deciduous forests and scrub forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →Arunachal Pradesh →Assam →
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How to identify Clustered-Flower Snoutbean
Identify Clustered-Flower 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 climber habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Clustered-Flower Snoutbean.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchosia capitata
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests and scrub forests
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- 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 Clustered-Flower 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 Clustered-Flower Snoutbean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Clustered-Flower Snoutbean
Clustered-Flower Snoutbean (Rhynchosia capitata) is a climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and 4 other states. It grows in open deciduous forests and scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Clustered-Flower Snoutbean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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