Fabaceae

Blue-seeded snoutbean

Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Rhynchosia

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Blue-seeded snoutbean (Rhynchosia hirta) — FlowerPhoto: Seema Merchant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Blue-seeded snoutbean, Hairy snoutbean

Synonyms

Cyanospermum albiflorum (Sims) Wight & Arn.
Cyanospermum tomentosum (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
Cylista albiflora Sims
Cylista tomentosa Roxb.
Cylista villosa W.T.Aiton
Dolichos hirtus Andrews
Rhynchosia albidiflora (Sims) Alston
Rhynchosia albiflora (Sims) Alston
Rhynchosia cyanosperma Benth. ex Baker
Rhynchosia tomentosa (Roxb.) Baill.

Flowers

In flower: February (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Seema Merchant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Seema Merchant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Vikas D Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Chandu Bandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.