Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC., Aeschynomene triflora (L.) Poir.
Vernacular name: Cherupulladi, Kunnappalai, Munta-mandu, Nilamparanda, Nilampulladi
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Grasslands and moist deciduous forests, also in plains
Distribution: Cosmopolitan; India and China
Flowering and Fruiting: July-December
Key identification features: Much branched prostrate herbs, rooting at nodes. Leaves 3-foliolate; Petals pink to violet; standard obovate; wings and keels present. Pods hairy or glabrous, reticulate-veined, longer than broad.
Uses: The plant is considered to have medicinal properties
for treating dysentery, rheumatism, fever, jaundice, stomach ache, skin
problems, wounds and ulcers.
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