Rhynchosia volubilis Lour. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Rhynchosia volubilis Lour. (Rhynchosia volubilis Lour.)
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Rhynchosia volubilis Lour.

Rhynchosia volubilis Lour.

Rhynchosia volubilis is a flowering Fabaceae plant native to East and Southeast Asia, with tergallic acid dilactone in its seeds.

Family
Genus
Rhynchosia
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Rhynchosia volubilis Lour.

Rhynchosia volubilis Lour. is a flowering plant species that belongs to the legume family Fabaceae. Its native distribution includes Southeast China, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The compound tergallic acid dilactone can be extracted from the seeds of this plant.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Rhynchosia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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