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Dolichos trilobus

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Hainan
• Taiwan - China
• Ethiopia
• GuineaIndia
• East Indies
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• South Africa

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• hedges
• woodland
• shrubland
• forest

Flowering Times

• Oct-Mar (China)
• Cold season (India)

Fruiting Times

Prostrate or twining slender glabrous or hairy herb with glabrescent axillary racemes of 20mm white, red or bluish-purple flowers, glabrous or slightly pubescent calyx to 5mm, petals to 12mm, glabrous sickle-shaped legume 60mm x 8mm, tuberous roots, glabrescent stems, trifoliolate leaves, glabrous leaflets, central leaflet to 50mm long

Further References

• FOC
• FI
• APDC
• Mansfeld
• The Plant List 2
• J.S. Gamble
• USNH
• Botanicus
• F Indochine
• FOTA