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Teramnus labialis

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Linnaeus f.) Sprengel

Common Names

• Ruan jia dou (Pinyin)
• Frijolillo
• Taw-pe (Myanmar)
• Mak nep noè (Laos)
• Pistache Marronne

Geographical Habitats

• Pantropical

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• wasteland
• disturbed ares
• pasture
• forest edge

Flowering Times

• Jun-Jul (China)
• Aug-Oct (India)
• All year (Puerto Rico)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Oct (China)
• All year (Puerto Rico)

Perennial twining nearly glabrous or hairy woody climber or creeper with dense yellow tomentum, trifoliolate leaves pubescent above, strigose beneath to 55mm x 30mm, leaflets to 40mm long. Axillary hairy pseudo-racemes to 150mm of white flowers aging pink or purple to 4mm, 5-lobed calyx to 4mm hairy outside, standard 5mm long, wings & keel shorter, fruit glabrescent hooked pod to 70mm long x 4mm which twists when opening

Further References

• Mobot
• FOC
• JDH
• APDC
• The Plant List 2
• J.S. Gamble
• BF
• VOPR
• USNH
• F Indochine
• FOTA
• Smithsonian