As recorded for Mugun
Vigna trilobata
Mugun
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- June-February
Mugun 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 | Not recorded | mugun, mungan, pillipesara |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- mugun, mungan, pillipesara
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 China (Yunnan) and Indo-China, Taiwan.
- Recorded habitat
- Rocky areas in dry and moist deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Maharashtra →Rajasthan →
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How to identify Mugun
Identify Mugun 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 shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and nearby regions.
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
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
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mugun itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
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.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Mugun belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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