Sweet-Scented Snoutbean
Rhynchosia suaveolens
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchosia suaveolens
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- 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 Sweet-Scented 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 Sweet-Scented Snoutbean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sweet-Scented Snoutbean
Sweet-Scented Snoutbean (Rhynchosia suaveolens) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Sweet-Scented Snoutbean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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