As recorded for Chihut
Spatholobus parviflorus
Chihut / Flame Of The Forest चिहुत
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-April
Chihut in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | चिहुत · धोरणी · धोरसैंन | Chihut, Dorni, Dhorsain |
| Nepali | देब्रे लहरा · साल लहरा | Debre Laharaa, Saal Laharaa |
| Bengali | শালমামা | Salmama |
| Tamil | பிளச்சி வள்ளி · யானைத்தடிப்பு | Pilacci Valli, Yanai-T-Tatippu |
| Telugu | బొడిగతీగ | Bodegateega |
| Kannada | ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಮುತ್ತುಗ · ಕಾಡವರೆ ಹಂಬು · ಮುಕ್ಕಟೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ | Balli Mutthuga, Kaadavare Hambu, Mukkate Balli |
| Malayalam | അടമ്പുവള്ളി · വള്ളിപ്ലാശ് | Adambuvalli, Valliplash |
| Marathi | पळशीण · फलसण | Palashin, Phalsan |
See the original recorded 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
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: Indian Subcontinent to China (W. Yunnan) and Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Assam →Karnataka →
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How to identify Chihut
Identify Chihut by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chihut.
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
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
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chihut itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
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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