Clustered-Flower Snoutbean
Rhynchosia capitata
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & more
- Flowering
- August-February
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- 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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