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Alysicarpus vaginalis var. vaginalis
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC., Prodr. 2: 353. 1825, var. vaginalis; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 158. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 338(238). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 86. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 137. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 117. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 125. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 119. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 162. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 146. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 81. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 135. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 130. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 189. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 89. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 84. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 156. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 199. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 266. 2009.
Hedysarum vaginalis L., Sp. Pl. 746. 1753.
Hedysarum cylindricum Lam., Encycl. 6: 400. 1805.
Alysicarpus cylindricus (Lam.) Desv., Ann. Linn. Soc. Paris 4: 301. 1826.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nila-orila
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Alyce clover, One leaved clover
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Description:
Diffuse herbs; branches sparsely hairy. Basal leaves 0.8-3.5 x 0.7-1.5 cm, ovate- orbicular, base cordate, apex rounded, apiculate; upper leaves to 5 x 1.8 cm, oblong to linear-lanceolate, base subcordate, apex acuminate, petiole to 6 mm long; stipules to 1.8 cm long, lanceolate, striate, scarious; stipels minute. Flowers in terminal racemes up to 7 cm long; pedicels c. 2 mm long. Calyx c. 4 mm long, equalling or slightly longer than the first joint of pod; segments linear, striate. Corolla pink to purple; standard c. 5 mm long. Staminal tube to 5 mm long; anthers uniform. Ovules many; style filiform, incurved at apex. Pods 1.3-2 cm long, subterete, not constricted between the joints, reticulately veined, joints 4-8.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands in the plains
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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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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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Thannikkudy, Thekkady, Vengoli, Thunakkadavu, Adoor, Cannanore, Kuthuparamba, Tellicherry, Bekal, Manjeswar, Olavakkot, Mukkali forests, Alleppey town, Kakkazham, Kanjirakadavu, Karimpuzha
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