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Ormocarpum cochinchinense
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Ormocarpum cochinchinense (Lour.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 5: 76. 1910; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 222. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 148. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 111. 1998; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 299. 2009.
Diphaca cochinchinensis Lour., Fl. Cochinch.454. 1790.
Ormocarpum sennoides (Willd.) DC., Prodr. 2: 314. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 152. 1876,p.p.; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 332(234). 1918; Ramach. et al., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 659. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 131. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 150. 1988.
Hedysarum sennoides Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1207. 1802.
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Description:
Erect subshrubs. Leaves pinnately 10-13-foliolate; leaflets alternate, 2-3 x 1.2 cm, obovate-oblong, obtuse; petiole slender; stipule ovate. Flowers in slender axillary, 6-10 cm long, racemes; bracts ovate; calyx 6 mm long, lobes ovate, acute, hairy; corolla 8 mm, long, pink; standard clawed, wings 5 x 4 mm, orbicular, auricled; stamens monadelphous, spitting later; ovary linear, many-ovuled, hispid. Pods 2-3 cm long, 1-4 jointed; joints oblong with soft echinate process.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-November
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District(s):
Kasaragode, Idukki, Kannur, Thrissur, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South and South East Asia
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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):
Yellow
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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:
Peechi, Vazhani, Karimala, Kannoth R.F., Kannoth, Payyavur
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