Phanera vahlii
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| Flower in Ananthagiri Hills, in Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Phanera |
| Species: | P. vahlii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phanera vahlii | |
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Phanera vahlii is a perennial creeper of the family Fabaceae native to the Indian subcontinent. It can grow as much as fifty feet (15 meters) a year. The two-lobed leaves are up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) in length. The stems and petioles are covered with reddish hair (trichomes).[2]
The roasted seeds of this woody climber are edible.[3]
Phanera species have 2–3 fertile stamens.[4]
Distribution[edit]
Phanera vahlii is found from Sikkim and Nepal across India and Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, Pakistan.
Local names[edit]
In Hindi, it is called मालू malu, but also mahul, jallaur and jallur. In Nepali it is called भोर्ला bhorla. In Odia, it is called ; ସିଆଳି Siali, இலை மந்தாரை in Tamil. In Telugu, it is called అడ్డాకు.
References[edit]
- ^ Sinou, C.; Forest, F.; Lewis, G. P.; Bruneau, A. (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnL–trnF region". Botany. 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
- ^ Bor, N.L. D.Sc; Raizada, M.B. (1954). Some Beautiful Indian Climbers. Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 74–75.
- ^ Khan, M., & Hussain, S. (2014). Diversity of Wild Edible Plants and Flowering Phenology of District Poonch (J&K) in the Northwest Himalyay. Indian Journal Sci. Res 9(1): 32–38.
- ^ Wunderlin, R. P. (2010). "Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 48: 1–5.
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