Family: Fabaceae
Vernacular name: Chana, Kilukilikki, Kilukiluppa, Mathru-ghathini, Thanthalakkotti
Habit: Herb
Habitat: All vegetation types, also in the plains
Distribution: Pantropical
Flowering and Fruiting: September-January
Key identification features: Erects herbs or subshrubs; branches striate, minutely pubescent. Leaves oblanceolate or obovate, Flowers in few to many-flowered terminal racemes; Corolla yellow with red striations; Pods oblong, cylindrical, slightly broader upwards. Seeds 15-20, long, light brown to black.
Uses: The flowers and leaves have a sweet flavour and are
edible as a vegetable. Used for treatment
of cough, dyspepsia, cardiac disorders, stomatitis, diarrhoea, scabies and impetigo.
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