✿Fabaceae · Rhynchosia
Nili Ganji / Hiary Snoutbean
Rhynchosia hirta
Climber
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchosia hirta
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Mixed deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Africa, Mascarene Islands, Sri Lanka, India, Tropical Africa, South Africa
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nili Ganji 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 Nili Ganji itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- காட்டவரைக்கொடி Kaattavaraikkodi, காட்டுக்குண்டுமணி Kaattukkundumani
- Kannada
- ನೀಲಿ ಗಂಜಿ Nili Ganji
- Malayalam
- നീലപ്പയർ Neelappayar
- Marathi
- निळी गुंज Nili Gunj
About Nili Ganji
A member of the Fabaceae family, Hiary Snoutbean (Rhynchosia hirta) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It grows in mixed deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Nili Ganji belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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