Mahadev Jata / Rufous Uraria
Uraria rufescens
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Uraria rufescens
- Genus
- Uraria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Valley forests, deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, China, Malesia
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mahadev Jata 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 Mahadev Jata itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- महादेव जटा Mahadev Jata
- Bengali
- শালপান Salpan
- Kannada
- ಅಂಟುಬೆಳೆ ಗಿಡ Antubele Gida, ಮೂವಿಲೆ Moovile
- Malayalam
- വലിയ മൂവില Valiya Moovila
- Marathi
- पृष्णिपर्णी Prsniparni
About Mahadev Jata
Rufous Uraria (Uraria rufescens) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 10 other states. It grows in valley forests, deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Mahadev Jata belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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