Chihut / Flame Of The Forest
Spatholobus parviflorus
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spatholobus parviflorus
- Genus
- Spatholobus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Chihut itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chihut itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चिहुत Chihut, धोरणी Dorni, धोरसैंन Dhorsain
- Nepali
- देब्रे लहरा Debre Laharaa, साल लहरा Saal Laharaa
- Bengali
- শালমামা Salmama, শালমামা
- Tamil
- பிளச்சி வள்ளி Pilacci Valli, யானைத்தடிப்பு Yanai-T-Tatippu
- Telugu
- బొడిగతీగ Bodegateega
- Kannada
- ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಮುತ್ತುಗ Balli Mutthuga, ಕಾಡವರೆ ಹಂಬು Kaadavare Hambu, ಮುಕ್ಕಟೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Mukkate Balli
- Malayalam
- അടമ്പുവള്ളി Adambuvalli, വള്ളിപ്ലാശ് Valliplash
- Marathi
- पळशीण Palashin, फलसण Phalsan
About Chihut
Flame of the forest (Spatholobus parviflorus) is a woody climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka and 10 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Chihut belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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