As recorded for Jimgari
Zornia diphylla
Jimgari / Trencilla
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar & more
- Flowering
- November-January
Jimgari 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | Not recorded | Murikkotti, Mallam-tsjulli |
| Marathi | Not recorded | Jimgari |
See the original recorded names
- Malayalam
- Murikkotti, Mallam-tsjulli
- Marathi
- Jimgari
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes 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 SC. China and Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Lateritic grassy slopes, forest plantations, also in the plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Tamil Nadu →Bihar →
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How to identify Jimgari
Identify Jimgari 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: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jimgari.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zornia diphylla
- Genus
- Zornia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Lateritic grassy slopes, forest plantations, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest, Grassland, Cultivated
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Manipur, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
- 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 Jimgari itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jimgari itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Jimgari
A member of the Fabaceae family, Trencilla (Zornia diphylla) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and 7 other states. It grows in lateritic grassy slopes, forest plantations, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from November to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Jimgari belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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