Phanera vahlii
| Phanera vahlii | |
|---|---|
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| Flower in Ananthagiri Hills, in Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Phanera |
| Species: | P. vahlii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phanera vahlii[1] (Wight & Arn., 1834) Benth. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pods of Phanera vahlii in Mathurapati Fulbari VDC Nepal
Phanera vahlii is a perennial creeper of the Caesalpiniaceae family native to the Indian subcontinent.
The roasted seeds of this woody climber are edible.[2]
Phanera species have 2–3 fertile stamens.[3]
Distribution
Phanera vahlii is found from Sikkim and Nepal across India and Punjab, Pakistan.
Local names
In Hindi, it is called मालू malu, but also mahul, jallaur and jallur. In Nepali it is called भोर्ला bhorla.
References
- ↑ Sinou, C., Forest, F., Lewis, G. P., Bruneau, A.. (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnL–trnF region". Botany 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
- ↑ Khan, M., & Hussain, S. (2014). Diversity of Wild Edible Plants and Flowering Phenology of District Poonch (J&K) in the Northwest Himalyay. Indian Journal Sci. Res 9(1): 32–38.
- ↑ Wunderlin, R. P. (2010). "Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron 48: 1–5.
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