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Culup (Zornia gibbosa)


Dlium Culup (Zornia gibbosa)
Culup (Zornia gibbosa) is a species of plant in Fabaceae, shrub, perennial, up to 50 cm high, sometimes with thick tubers, slender stems, many branches and green or dark red, grows wild in sandy, calcareous soils and karst.

Z. gibbosa has an upright trunk, cylindrical, many branches and green or brownish red. The leaves are elongated, 0.8-2.5 cm wide, 0.3-0.9 cm long, pointed tip, green, a bone in the middle with several sideways veins.





Inflorescences appear on the axillary, 2-6 cm wide, ovate, 6-7 mm long, ciliate margin. Calyx 3 mm. The corolla is circular, bright yellow in color with reddish-brown stripes. Legumes are usually longer than bracts.

Culup grows on sandy, calcareous soils, karst slopes, agricultural lands, abandoned land, lots of sunshine, tropical climate, wind resistance and adaptive at an elevation of 100-1200 m.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Zornia J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 1076 (1792)
Species: Zornia gibbosa Span. in Linnaea 15: 192 (1841)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Zornia diphylla subsp. gibbosa (Span.) Panigrahi & Murti in Fl. Bilaspur 1: 223 (1989)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Zornia angustifolia Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 39: n.° 1 (1818)
Zornia baliensis Mohlenbr. in Webbia 16: 63 (1961)
Zornia cantoniensis Mohlenbr. in Webbia 16: 124 (1961)
Zornia diphylla var. angustifolia (Sm.) Baill. in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 429 (1884)
Zornia gibbosa var. cantoniensis (Mohlenbr.) H.Ohashi in Fl. E. Himalaya: 166 (1966)
Zornia graminea Span. in Linnaea 15: 192 (1841)

PUBLICATIONS

Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.

Balslav, H. & Chantaranothai, P. (2018). Flora of Thailand 4(3.1): 221-371. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.

Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.

Hong, D.Y. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Pan-Himalaya 19(6): 1-130. Science Press, Beijing. Cambridge University Press.

Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Lekhak, M.M. & Yadav, S.R. (2012). Herbacious vegetation of threatened high altitude lateritic plateau ecosystems of Western Ghats, southwestern Maharashtra, India. Rheedea 22: 39-61.

Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.

Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.

Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

VERNACULAR NAME

English: Culup, Grasslike Zornia
Hindi: Tandijajpani, Birmoch
Indonesia: Culup
Java: Culup
Kannada: Elu potti, Nellu jollu soppu
Konkani: Landgu
Malayalam: Kozhuppa, Murikutti
Marathi: Landgu
Tamil: Pori karappaan thalai
Telugu: Nela bariki
Tulu: Elu potti

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