As recorded for Yam Bean
Smithia blanda
Yam Bean
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- October-January
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: Indian Subcontinent to China (Guizhou, SW. Sichuan, Yunnan) and Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Marshy areas in grasslands
- Explore nearby plants
- Meghalaya →Tamil Nadu →Kerala →
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How to identify Yam Bean
Identify Yam Bean by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Yam Bean.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yam Bean 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 Yam Bean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Yam Bean
Yam Bean (Smithia blanda) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 2 other states. It grows in marshy areas in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Yam Bean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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