Images and Information of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

BIBLIO (Ayurveda)

Title - A HANDBOOK OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
Author - DR.P.N.V.KURUP, DR.V.N.K.RAMADAS & JOSHI,P
Title - INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954
Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4
Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5
Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.)
Title - NIGHANTU ADARSA VOL. I & II
Author - BAPALAL G. VAIDYA

BIBLIO (Distribution)

Title - Flora of the Indian Desert

Distribution

Afghanistan, Pakistan (Sind), India (mostly cultivated throughout)

Title - Flora of the Indian Desert

Author - Bhandari M.M

Title - Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I

Distribution

Cultivated for pods eaten as vegetable in Raisen and Sagar Cultivated

Title - Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I

Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit

Title - Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1

Distribution

Maharashtra: Usually cultivated throughout for pods used as vegetable, at times escape.

Title - Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1

Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna

Title - THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I

Distribution

Probably indigenous to India; introduced into drier tropics

Title - THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I

Author - K.M. MATTHEW

Botanical Name -

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) TAUB.

Full Botanical citation -

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. in Engler & Prantl, Pflanzenfam, 3, 3: 259. 1894; P.K.Hajra & al., Fasicles of Flora of India, Fascicle 21, BSI, 2. 1995.

Family -

FABACEAE

System(s) of Indian Medicine -

Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Folk

Botanical Synonyms (3) -

Cyamopsis psoralioides (LAM). DC.
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Full Botanical citation -
Cyamopsis psoralioides (Lam.) DC., Prodr. 2: 216. 1825 & Mem. Legum. 231; P.K.Hajra & al., Fasicles of Flora of India, Fascicle 21, BSI, 2. 1995.
Cyamopsis tetragonolobus (L.) TAUB.
Psoralea tetragonoloba L.
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Full Botanical citation -
Psoralea tetragonoloba Linn., Mant. Pl. 104. 1767; P.K.Hajra & al., Fasicles of Flora of India, Fascicle 21, BSI, 2. 1995.

Vernacular names -

Total 67 Vernacular names found in 9 languages.

English (4) - cluster bean, guar, guvar, gwar

Hindi (7) - ganwar, gawar, govar, gowar, guar, guwar, gwar

Kannada (8) - chavli-kai, chavuli kaayi, gavaara kaayi, gori kaayi, gorikaayi, govardhana kaayi, guvarkai, javali kaayi

Malayalam (2) - kottamara, kottavara

Marathi (9) - bavachi, chitki, gavaara, gawar, govaai, gowar, guar, midki, tidki

Sanskrit (11) -

Sanskrit Comments

bakuchi, dridhabija, gaur, goraksaphalini, gorakshaphalini, gorani, guvaka, ksudrasimbi, nishandyaghni, sushaka, vakrashimbi

Tamil (21) - attittekki, attittekkicceti, cetiyavarai, cinikkottavarai, ciniyavarai, cirucevikacceti, cirukottavarai, cukkumi, cukkumiyavarai, kalacakacceti, kalacakam, kancanamalitacceti, kancanamalitam, kavalikacceti, kavalikam, kothavarai, kothaveray, kottavarai, nalakuka, nalakukavavarai, nilakikkottavarai

Telugu (3) - gorchikkudu, goru chikkudu, goruchikkudu

Urdu (2) - hab qilqil, hab-ul-qilqil