Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Desmodium triquetrum (L.) DC., Hedysarum triquetrum L.
Vernacular name: Adakkachokki, Adakkapaanal
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, China, Malesia, Pacific Islands, New Calidonea, N.Australia
Flowering and Fruiting: July-December
Key identification features: Erect subshrubs branches trigonous, ciliate. Leaves 1-foliolate, ovate-lanceolate or oblong. Racemes terminal; Corolla pink. Stamens monadelphous. Pods compressed, 5-7-jointed, hairy.
Uses: Dried leaves are used as substitute of tea by Mishing
& Adis in Upper Assam.
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