Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Arachis fruticosa Retz., Stylosanthes mucronata Willd.
Habit:
Undershrub
Habitat:
Along lakeshores, riverbanks, roadsides and wasteplaces
Flowering
& Fruiting: June-February
Distribution:
Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka
Key
identification features: A prostrate, hairy herb with
ascending branches. Leaves are alternate, compound with 3 leaflets. Flowers are
small in axillary or terminal condensed inflorescence. Fruit is a compressed
pod with a hook at the apex, jointed, with persistent style. Seeds are
compressed.
Uses:
It is used to improve fertility of fallow areas through leaf drop and nitrogen
fixation
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