Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Hedysarum strobiliferum L.
Vernacular name: Kanala, Kumalu, Kumbilteri
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, West Indies, America
Flowering and Fruiting: February - October
Key identification features: Erect shrubs. Leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate, glabrous above, pubescent beneath; Racemes axillary and terminal. Flowers white; petals oblong-obovate; wings oblanceolate; keels obliquely oblong. Pods oblong, pubescent.
Uses:
Roots are used in epilepsy, hysteria and to induce sleep; pounded roots are
given in fever. The leaves are used as a vermifuge for children.
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