✿Fabaceae · Vigna
Mugun
Vigna trilobata
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- June-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vigna trilobata
- Genus
- Vigna
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Rocky areas in dry and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, West Bengal, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The leaves are trifoliolate, on petioles 1–11 cm (0.39–4.33 in) long, with leaflets ovate in outline that are 0.8–4.5 cm (0.31–1.77 in) long and 0.6–4 cm (0.24–1.57 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The leaves are also glabrous to sub-glabrous and usually shiny.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mugun itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The inflorescence is a few-flowered raceme, with the peduncle being 2–22.5 cm (0.79–8.86 in) long, the pedicels 1–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) long, and the calyx 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“Vigna trilobata is an annual or perennial legume.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mugun itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- mugun, mungan, pillipesara
About Mugun
Vigna trilobata is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 7 other states. It grows in rocky areas in dry and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Mugun belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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