Family:
Fabaceae
Synonym:
Derris heyneana var. brevipes Benth.
Vernacular
name:
Karukody, Nanchuvalli, Pannivalli
Habit:
Shrub
Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
Distribution:
Western Ghats
Flowering
& Fruiting: February-December
Key
identification features: Stout climber,branchlets slender,
glabrous. Leaves obovate- oblong. Panicles axillary. Flowers long; calyx
cupular, stamens monadelphous; ovary densely hairy.
Uses:
Traditional physicians in and around Kotagiri village near Udhagamandalam, use
a mixture of powdered roots of Cassia occidentalis, Derris brevipes variety
coriacea and Justicia simplex to control female fertility.
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