As recorded for Sticky Snoutbean
Rhynchosia viscosa
Sticky Snoutbean
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- August-January
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: Trop. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) and Thailand.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Himachal Pradesh →
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How to identify Sticky Snoutbean
Identify Sticky 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 climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Himachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sticky Snoutbean.
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
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
- 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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