Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Kunstleria keralensis C.N.Mohanan & N.C.Nair

 

Family: Fabaceae

Vernacular name: Kariveppilavalli, Mutharivalli

Habit: Climbing shrub

Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves.

Distribution: South India

Flowering & Fruiting: April-June

Key identification features: Large climbers; stems slender. Leafs opposite.Flowers in terminal and axillary panicles,petals brownish,  ovary sessile, few-ovuled.

Uses: Ornamental plant



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