As recorded for Saillekampa
Stylosanthes fruticosa
Saillekampa / African Stylo
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- June-February
Saillekampa 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Telugu | Not recorded | Saillekampa, Saali kampa |
See the original recorded names
- Telugu
- Saillekampa, Saali kampa
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Africa, Arabian Pen., India to Myanmar, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Along lakeshores, riverbanks, roadsides and waste places
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Maharashtra →Telangana →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Saillekampa
Identify Saillekampa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Saillekampa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stylosanthes fruticosa
- Genus
- Stylosanthes
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Along lakeshores, riverbanks, roadsides and waste places
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Madagascar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- 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 Saillekampa 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 Saillekampa itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Saillekampa
African Stylo (Stylosanthes fruticosa) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and 1 other states. It grows in along lakeshores, riverbanks, roadsides and waste places. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Saillekampa belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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