Pueraria peduncularis (Benth.) Benth. (syn: Derris bonatiana Pamp.; Neustanthus peduncularis Benth.; Pueraria peduncularis var. violacea Franch.; Pueraria yunnanensis Franch.); Bhutan (N); China (N); Guangxi ; Guizhou ; Sichuan; Xizang Zizhiqu; Yunnan ; India (N) ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Assam; Manipur; Meghalaya ; Nagaland ; Sikkim ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal ; Myanmar (N) ; Nepal (N) ; Pakistan (N) ; Vietnam (N) as per ILDIS; Herbceous twitner, stems softly pubescent. leaflets broadly ovate-elliptic 8-17 x 4-1cm, acuminate, base cuneate or rounded, often oblique, unloabed, appressed brownish pubesecent, stiples linear lanceolate 3-6mm, petioles 5-25cm, stiples lanceolate, 7-8 x 1.5-2.5mm, basifixed. Racemes (7-)25-40cm. clayx 5-6mm, shortly toothed. petals 1.3-1.5cm, blue purple but white near base, standard obovate 7mm, wings oblong, blade 9 x 2.5mm, keel oblanceolate 10 x 4mm, pods 5-8 x 0.7cm, glabrous, 4-8seeded. Fl. June-August Cool broad-leaved forests Attributions- A.C.J Grierson & D.G Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE. 1987 from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal) Altitude: 8200 ft. Date: 19 September 2016 Fabaceae. possibly a Pueraria sp. Pueraria species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Pl. check with high resolution image at https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/p/item/p02961693 Some more images from same location on same date. Attachments (8) Following keys in Flora of Bhutan at Pueraria and the following links, I think it is Pueraria peduncularis only: Pueraria peduncularis (Benth.) Graham ex Benth. : 8 posts by 1 author. 8 images- 5 to 7 mb each. Location: Kathmandu Valley Date: October 2020 Elevation: 2200m. Habitat : Wild References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 ILDIS Catalogue of Life Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Encyclopedia of Life (Specimen) India Biodiversity Portal Bhutan Biodiversity Portal Pueraria: The Genus Pueraria edited by Wing Ming Keung (2003- details) |
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