Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Hedysarum vaginale L.
Vernacular name: Nila-orila
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Scrub forests and cultivated lands
Distribution: Old world tropics, introduced into America
Flowering and Fruiting: August-January
Key identification features: Procumbent refers to plants that
grow close to the ground, often spreading out horizontally. These herbs have diffusely branched
stems. The leaflets are either elliptic-oblong or roundish,. The racemes are dense and congested,.
The corolla
of these plants is pink and remains within the flower structure.
Uses:
A decoction of the roots is used as a treatment against coughs, The roots are
chewed as a treatment for fevers,\
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