As recorded for Kalyan
Teramnus mollis
Kalyan / Blue Wiss कल्याण
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- September-March
Kalyan 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 | कल्याण · लोमशपर्णिनी · मशानी | kalyan, lomashparnini, mashani |
| Bengali | Not recorded | mashani |
| Tamil | மாஷபருணி | mashaparuni |
| Telugu | కారు మీనుముల్లు | karu minumullu |
| Kannada | ಅಡವಿ ಉದ್ದು | adavi uddu |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | kattulunnu |
| Marathi | रानउडीद | ran-udid |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- कल्याण kalyan, लोमशपर्णिनी lomashparnini, मशानी mashani
- Bengali
- mashani
- Tamil
- மாஷபருணி mashaparuni
- Telugu
- కారు మీనుముల్లు karu minumullu
- Kannada
- ಅಡವಿ ಉದ್ದು adavi uddu
- Malayalam
- kattulunnu
- Marathi
- रानउडीद ran-udid
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 Myanmar.
- Recorded habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Karnataka →Rajasthan →
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How to identify Kalyan
Identify Kalyan by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kalyan.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Teramnus mollis
- Genus
- Teramnus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kalyan itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kalyan itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Kalyan
Blue Wiss (Teramnus mollis) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan and 1 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kalyan belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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