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Millettia extensa

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Bentham) Bentham ex Baker

Common Names

• Bhaising (Chepang)
• Burban (Chepang)
• Pirpite (Gurung)
• Gausho (Majhi)
• Gaujo (Nepali
• Raute)
• Dama-nge (Myanmar)
• Kai-sang-mi (Myanmar)
• Semein (Myanmar)
• Win-u (Myanmar)
• Agarbel
• Gauj
• Gonj
• Kauj
• Patani

Geographical Habitats

• Bhutan
• Cambodia
• N. India
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Deciduous forests

Flowering Times

• Jun to Jul

Fruiting Times

• Aug to Nov

Large woody liana or erect shrub with downy branchlets, leaves to 9 foliolate glabrous above, villous beneath, axillary racemes to 300mm long of dull white flowers or densely silky corolla of reddish-violet, 12mm long pale pink flowers, calyx 3mm long yellow-pubescent, yellow, green or pink petals villous outside, standard to 8mm wide, fruit a brown pod to 150mm long x 30mm wide. Twiner

Further References

• Manandhar 2002
• ILDIS
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• J.S. Gamble
• USNH
• F Indochine