Macroptilium lathyroides – Phasey Bean

Larval Host Plant

Leptotes plinius – Zebra Blue

cd503 , cd502 , cd501 , cd500

Other notes

Notes: This plant has been recorded as a new larval host for Leptotes plinius – Zebra Blue by Paresh Churi from Bengaluru, Karnataka in 2016.

 

Identification Keys: As per Flora of Peninsular India (2023),

  1. M. atropurpureum: creeping herb, leaves lobed, flower purple-brown.
  2. M. lathyroides: erect herb, leaves unlobed, flower purple-red.

 

References:

WFO (2023): World Flora Online. Accessed on 13 Jan 2022. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000181730.

Flowers of India (2023). Accessed on 13 Jan 2022. URL: https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Phasey%20Bean.html.

Page citation

Churi, P. and N. Kawthankar. 2024. Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb. – Phasey Bean. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/macroptilium-lathyroides, accessed 2024/12/10.