Kalyan / Blue Wiss
Teramnus mollis
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- September-March
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kalyan itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local 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
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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