Systematic Classification:
Division : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledons
Family : Leguminosae
Genus : Kunstleria
Species : keralensisCommon Name:
Mutharivalli, Kariveppilavalli
General Importance:
Large climbers; stems slender. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets opposite, 9-11 to 16 x 5 cm, ovate-oblong, acuminate, rounded at base, membranous; nerves 4 pairs, reticulate; rachis to 25 cm long. Flowers in terminal and axillary panicles, branches slender, rusty tomentose; bracts and bracteoles minute. Flowers distantly packed. Calyx 3 mm long, campanulate, rusty tomentose. Petals brownish, 5 mm across; standard orbicular, glabrous. Stamens 9 + 1; anthers uniform. Ovary sessile, few-ovuled. Pods 11 x 2 cm, flat, oblong obtuse, prominently reticulate; seed 1, oblong.
Economic Importance:
- Not evaluated