Family: Fabaceae
Vernacular name: Sorghas, American Joint Vetch
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Riversides and moist locations
Distribution: India, Caribbean, Java,
Philippines, Central America
Flowering and Fruiting: September-December
Key identification features: It is a herb with compound leaf and
consist of 20-60 leaflets. The
inflorescence occurs in the axils,
forming a few-flowered raceme
with hispidulous axes. The
petals are yellowish to tan,
often displaying red or purplish lines, and they are glabrous. The fruit consists of 3-9 articulate segments with black seeds.
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