As recorded for Ban Urad
Vigna sublobata
Ban Urad / Wild Black Gram बन उरद
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- May-April
Ban Urad 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 | बन उरद | Ban Urad |
| Marathi | वेल मूंग | Vel mung |
| Tamil | Not recorded | kattu uluntu |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | kattu uluntu |
| Sanskrit | मासपर्णी | Masaparni |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- बन उरद Ban Urad
- Marathi
- वेल मूंग Vel mung
- Tamil
- kattu uluntu
- Malayalam
- kattu uluntu
- Sanskrit
- मासपर्णी Masaparni
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Vigna radiata var. sublobata. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to Taiwan, N. & E. Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, also cultivated
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How to identify Ban Urad
Identify Ban Urad by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-April.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ban Urad.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vigna sublobata
- Genus
- Vigna
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, also cultivated
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-April
- 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 Ban Urad 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 Ban Urad itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ban Urad
A member of the Fabaceae family, Wild black gram (Vigna sublobata) is a herb. It grows in dry deciduous forests, also cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from May to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Ban Urad belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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