Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Damapana
conferta (Sm.) Kuntze, Smithia
geminiflora var. conferta (Sm.)
Baker
Vernacular
name: Elakanni, Thiruthali, Thituthali
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Marshy areas in grasslands, also in the plains
Flowering
& Fruiting: November-February
Distribution:
Indo-Malesia to Australia
Key identification features:
Erect or scandent herbs; stems glabrous. Leaflets 5 or 6 pairsoblong, acute,
strongly bristled along margins and midribs below; rachis terminate into a
bristle; stipule 13 mm long, ovate above, 2-lobed below. Flowers solitary or
paired, pedicelled; petals yellow with red lineole.
Uses:
Used to treat stomach ache and ulcers
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