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White Palas Climber
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White Palas Climber
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Common name: White Palas Climber, Bando Lata • Assamese: গোবংলতা Gobang-Lata, হাতী বন্ধা লতা Hati Bandha Lata, মাল লেও Mal-Leo, মৰু Maru, মাৰি লেৱা Mari-Lewa, পান লতা Pan Lata, শাল লতা Sal Lata • Bengali: শালমামা Salmama • Dogri: पलाह बेल Palaah Bel • Garo: Mauri • Gujarati: પલાસવેલ Palasvel • Hindi: चिहुत Chihut, धोरणी Dorni, धोरसैंन Dhorsain, घुरसैंन Ghursain, महाई Mahai, मालिनी Malini, मौला Maula, नसबेल Nasbel • Kachari: Dumori, Dumri Doukha, Salmama, Tou-Mudru • Kannada: ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಮುತ್ತುಗ Balli Mutthuga, ಕಾಡವರೆ ಹಂಬು Kaadavare Hambu, ಮುಕ್ಕಟೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Mukkate Balli • Karbi: Chichipia-Ringkhong • Khasi: Jerrnei, Ther-La-Moh-Dak • Kokborok: Jong-Obi • Konkani: पळशीण Palashin • Kuki: Jema-Soi-Sen • Malayalam: അടമ്പുവള്ളി Adambuvalli, വള്ളിപ്ലാശ് Valliplash • Marathi: पळशीण Palashin, फलसण Phalsan • Mech: सालमामा Salmama • Mizo: Ngoi-Hrui • Nepali: देब्रे लहरा Debre Laharaa, साल लहरा Saal Laharaa • Odia: ବକ୍ର ପୁଷ୍ପ Bakra Pushpa, ପରାସୁ Porasu • Punjabi: ਮੂਲਾ Mula • Rajasthani: पलास बेल Palas Bel • Santali: ᱵᱟᱱᱰᱚ Bando, ᱪᱤᱦᱨᱩᱛ ᱞᱟᱲ Chihut Lar • Tamil: பிளச்சி வள்ளி Pilacci Valli, யானைத்தடிப்பு Yanai-T-Tatippu • Telugu: బొడిగతీగ Bodegateega • Tulu: ಮುಡಿಬಳ್ಳು Mudiballu Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Spatholobus parviflorus    Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Butea parviflora, Spatholobus roxburghii, Butea sericophylla
White Palas Climber is a strong, woody climber. Leaf stalks are 9-13 cm, bristly. Leaflets are leathery, slightly bristly on the underside, smooth above. Lateral veins are 7-9 pairs, usually not branched. Middle leaflet is obovate or broadly elliptic, 14-17 cm long, 9.5-12 cm broad, rounded at both ends or slightly narrowed at base. Side leaflets are asymmetric, broadly ovate, 12-16 × 6.5-10 cm, base rounded, apex blunt. Flowers are born in clusters 30-40 cm across. Sepal cup is 3-4 mm, bristly. Flowers are white or pinkish white. Standard petal is broadly ovate, 5-6 × 5.5-8 mm, tip notched, base flat, claw 2-3 mm. Wing petals are 5-7.5 mm, auriculate, claw 3-4 mm; keel 4-5 mm. Seed-pods are oblong, 12-14 cm, thick, somewhat woody, tip rounded, densely brownish velutinous. stipe terete, 1.3-1.7 cm, densely velutinous. Seeds are round or kidney-shaped.
Identification credit: Neil Soars, Shrikant Ingalhalikar Photographed in Maharashtra.
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