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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
FAMILY
Fabaceae Lindl.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Papilionaceae
TRIBE
Faboideae
SUBTRIBE
Phaseoleae
CLASSIFICATION
Phaseolinae
GENUS
Lablab Adans.
SPECIES
purpureus (L.) Sweet Hort. brit. ed. 1:481. 1826
Plant Description
Twining climber; leaves trifoliolate; petioles 6-26 cm long; rachis and petiole up to 30 cm;leaflets entire, thinly pubescent, acute-acuminate, 5-15 cm long and wide; terminal leaflet ovate-rhombic, angulate; lateral leaflets asymmetrical; peduncle 5-30 cm long; flowers several together; calyx finely pubescent; tube 4-5 mm long, upper lip 3 mm; corolla violet or whitish;standard to 14 mm long, 20 mm broad; pod oblong, flattened, up to 12 cm long, beaked at tip;seeds 3-5, dark brown or pale tan or white, often speckled, hilum white, linear
Flowering & Fruiting Period: June – October.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi