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Dalbergia volubilis

Dalbergia volubilis

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened plants listIUCN: Least Concern
Dalbergia volubilis (Dalbergia volubilis)

Image: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · As stated on the file page · Resized

Scientific name
Dalbergia volubilis
Family
Fabaceae, order Fabales
Group
Plant
Conservation status
Least Concern

A climbing legume with lilac flowers.

  • Spot it Climbing stems and clusters of lilac flowers.
  • Home Forest edges.
  • Food web Bees visit the flowers.
  • Why it matters Its roots add nitrogen, and its climbing shade protects soil.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanThe Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board lists it among the rare, endangered and threatened plants of Rajasthan, for Phulwari ki Nal.[2]
  • RajasthanThe Board describes it as a climber of the Fabaceae family.[2]

Sources

  1. Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board. List of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Plants of Rajasthan (55 plants) (government). Official list, published as a PDF.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (species pages linked on each entry) (database). Global conservation status. Every species page was opened.
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  4. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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