Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Rhynchosia | Species: Rhynchosia minima (Linn.) DC.( कुल्थी, कुलथा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Dolichos minimus Linn. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Kulthi | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Burn Mouth Vine | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kulata, Kulthi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Pods sessile, oblong, slightly bent upwards, sparsely pubescent; seeds 2, strophiolate |
| Habitat | Dry evergreen to dry deciduous forests, Tropical hardwood hammocks and mixed swamp vegetation in peat soils over limestone. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout India; pantropical. Mexico; West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands). | Bark Details | Smooth and greenish brown in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Annual, glabrescent, twining, slender climber, up to to 2.5 m long. Leaf trifoliate, leaflets rhomboid – ovate, acute, pubescent on both surfaces, orange to black gland dotted beneath; stipules lanceolate, to 3 mm long. Flowers yellow, in 6 – 12 flowered, axillary, racemes; bracts minute Calyx 5 mm long, tube longer than teeth. Pods sessile, oblong, slightly bent upwards, sparsely pubescent; seeds 2, strophiolate. | Leaf Details | Leaf trifoliate, leaflets rhomboid – ovate, acute, pubescent on both surfaces, orange to black gland dotted beneath; stipules lanceolate, to 3 mm long. |
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