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Least Snoutbean
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Legumes: pea and bean family

Least Snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLeast Snoutbean
Dutch—
SpanishFrijolillo
Chinese小鹿藿
Scientific nameRhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

About this species

Rhynchosia minima is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names least snout-bean, burn-mouth-vine, and jumby-bean. It can be found on every continent. It is naturalized in Hawaii.

This perennial herb has twining or trailing stems which can reach 1.2 meters in length. The leaves are made up of three leaflets measuring up to 3 to 3.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 15 flowers. The flowers are yellow with purple or brown veining and measure up to 8 millimeters long. The fruit is one or two centimeters long.

This common plant is used as animal forage.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusRhynchosia

In Suriname

56Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1837First record
1983Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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