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Alysicarpus vaginalis var. nummularifolius
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. var. nummularifolius Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 1: 232. 1855; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 158. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 338(238). 1918; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 81. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 135. 1994.
Alysicarpus nummularifolius DC., Prodr. 2: 353. 1825,p.p.
Fabricia nummularifolia (DC.) O.Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 192. 1891.
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Description:
A decumbent-ascending or prostrate perennial herb with glabrous branches, 30-90 cm tall. Leaves simple, variable in size and shape on a single plant, 0.7-4 cm long and 0.7-1.5 cm wide, broadly to narrowly oblong or obovate, base subcordate or truncate, apex acute or emarginate, usually hairy; petioles 0.3-1.4 cm long; stipules to 1.2 cm long. Flowers small, red or pinkish-yellow, borne in pairs subtended by a stipule -like bract, in lax, downy, axillary or terminal racemes to 5 cm long. Fruits (pods) nearly round or cylindrical, upto 2.5 cm long, 6-9 jointed; seeds smooth, brownish-yellow, 2 mm in diam.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-February
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Among grasses and sedges
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Distribution:
Asia, West Indies and America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellayani
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