Dumasia villosa var. leiocarpa
(Benth.) Baker
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Description
A bean plant. It is a climbing shrub. The stems are slender with long internodes. The leaf stalks are 5-10 cm long. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and 3-5 cm long. The flowering shoots have 4-20 flowers. The fruit are narrow pods 3 cm long. There are 2 or 3 seeds.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Synonyms
Dumasia leiocarpa Benth.Dumasia villosa subsp. leiocarpa (Benth.) B. Pan & X. Y. Zhu
References (1)
- Anderson, E. F., 1993, Plants and people of the Golden Triangle. Dioscorides Press. p 210 (As Dumasia leiocarpa)
