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Fabaceae

Chesneya purpurea P.C.Li

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Chesneya

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Chesneya purpurea (Chesneya purpurea)
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
紫花雀儿豆

Synonyms

  • Chesneya nubigena subsp. purpurea (P.C.Li) X.Y.Zhu
  • Chesneya polystichoides subsp. bhutanica H.Ohashi
  • Spongiocarpella purpurea (P.C.Li) Yakovlev
  • Spongiocarpella purpurea var. lhonakia D.Maity & A.S.Chauhan

Flowers

In flower
May to July (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.