Sticky Snoutbean
Rhynchosia viscosa
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchosia viscosa
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Africa, Madagascar, India, Thailand, Java, Mauritius
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- 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 Sticky 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 Sticky Snoutbean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sticky Snoutbean
A member of the Fabaceae family, Sticky Snoutbean (Rhynchosia viscosa) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh. It grows in moist deciduous forests and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Sticky Snoutbean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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