As recorded for Kulata
Rhynchosia minima
Kulata / Least Snoutbean कुलटा
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- November-February
Kulata in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | कुलटा · कुलथी | kulata, kulthi |
| Tamil | காலியாந்துவரை · காட்டுக்கொள் · துவரைவகை · கல்யாணதுவரை | kali-y-an-tuvarai, kattu-k-koli, thuvaraivakai |
| Telugu | గడ్డి చిక్కుడు | gaddi-chikkudu |
| Kannada | ಬೆಟ್ಟದವರೆ · ಘಟ್ಟದವರೆ | bettadavare, ghattadavare |
| Marathi | धाकटा रानघेवडा | dhakta ranghevada |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- कुलटा kulata, कुलथी kulthi
- Tamil
- காலியாந்துவரை kali-y-an-tuvarai, காட்டுக்கொள் kattu-k-koli, துவரைவகை thuvaraivakai, கல்யாணதுவரை
- Telugu
- గడ్డి చిక్కుడు gaddi-chikkudu
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟದವರೆ bettadavare, ಘಟ್ಟದವರೆ ghattadavare
- Marathi
- धाकटा रानघेवडा dhakta ranghevada
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: Tropics & Subtropics.
- Recorded habitat
- Scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Rajasthan →Gujarat →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Kulata
Identify Kulata 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchosia minima
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- TrifoliaterecordedA compound leaf made of exactly three leaflets.“The leaves are made up of three leaflets measuring up to 3 to 3.5 centimeters long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kulata itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 15 flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kulata itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Kulata
Least Snoutbean (Rhynchosia minima) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 13 other states. It grows in scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kulata belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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