Hamata / Carribbean Stylo
Stylosanthes hamata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stylosanthes hamata
- Genus
- Stylosanthes
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced and naturalised in all Tropics
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala
- 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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hamata itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hamata itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हमाटा Hamata
- Bengali
- হমাতা Hamata
- Tamil
- முயல் மசால் Muyal Masaal
- Kannada
- ವಿಲಾಯತೀ ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಗಿಡ Vilayati Pencil Gida
- Malayalam
- ഹമാറ്റ Hamaatta
- Marathi
- हमाटा Hamata
About Hamata
Carribbean Stylo (Stylosanthes hamata) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka and 4 other states. It grows in scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Hamata belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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