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Karanj

Common Names


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About    Taxonomy


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CLASSIFICATION


TAXON 


Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet

FAMILY 


Fabaceae Lindl.

ALTERNATE FAMILY


nom. cons.

OTHER FAMILY:


Papilionaceae

TRIBE


Faboideae

SUBTRIBE


Millettieae

GENUS 


Derris Lour.

SPECIES


indica (Lam.) Bennet J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68:303. 1971


Plant Description


Tree, branches spreading, twigs glabrous. Leaf imparipinnate, rachis 5-15 cm long, leaflets 5-9, c. 5-10 cm long, elliptic or ovate-oblong, acute-acuminate, glabrous; petiolule c. 5-8.0 mm long; stipels absent; stipules small, caducous. Raceme shorter than the leaf. Pedicel c. 7-10 mm long. Bract c. 2.5 mm long. Calyx c. 3.5-4.0 mm long, pubescent, obscurely toothed. Corolla white tinged with violet or pinkish. Vexillum c. 1.2-1.3 cm long. Fruit c. 3.5-5.0 cm long, c. 1.7-2.5 cm long, obliquely oblong, woody, indehiscent, usually 1-seeded.

Flowering Period: April-May.

 

*Description source:  Efloras.org

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