Family: Fabaceae
Synonym:
Hedysarum conjugatum Willd., Hedysarum
diphyllum L.
Vernacular
name: Murikkotti
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Lateritic grassy slopes, forest plantations, also in the plains
Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
Flowering
and Fruiting: November-January
Key
identification features: Slender herbs, spreading from a central woody root
stock. Flowers yellow, anthers dimorphic.
Uses:
The root is soporific and is used to induce sleep in children, This report
probably should refer to Zornia gibbosa, The plant (part not specified) is used
to treat dysentery and venereal diseases
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