As recorded for Rusty Snoutbean
Rhynchosia rufescens
Rusty Snoutbean
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam
- Flowering
- October-February
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to China (Guangxi, Yunnan) and Indo-China, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Is..
- Recorded habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Tamil Nadu →Assam →
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How to identify Rusty Snoutbean
Identify Rusty 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: October-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rusty Snoutbean.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchosia rufescens
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-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 Rusty 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 Rusty Snoutbean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rusty Snoutbean
Rusty Snoutbean (Rhynchosia rufescens) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Assam. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Rusty Snoutbean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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