Herbarium JCB

Rothia indica (L.) Druce

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Rothia indica
Synonym : Rothia trifoliata (Roth) Pers.; Dillwynia trifoliata Roth
Basionym : Trigonella indica L.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rothia indica (L.) Druce
Vernacular name : Bele kalu soppu (Kan.); Nucha kura (Tel.); Papra (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0235
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 27/11/14
Collection Locality : Sadasivakona R.F., Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : October-February
Comments : Occasional in dry deciduous forests up to 800 m. As a weed of cultivated lands.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Sathanur R.F. (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Salem distict (Tamil Nadu State); West Godavari district, Amudalakonda Hill (Chittoor district), Sadasivakona Hills (Chittoor district), Anantapur district, Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district), Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Cuttack district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Australia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Rothia indica. Downloaded on 27 April 2024.