Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Emerus herbaceus Mill.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Bunds of paddy fields
Distribution: India (Endemic)
Flowering and
fruiting: September-December
Key identification features: These erect annual subshrubs grow up to 3 meters
tall, with a swollen lower stem. The pinnate leaves, 11-25 cm long, have 10-23
pairs of oblong leaflets. The drooping racemes can reach 14 cm, bearing yellow,
fragrant flowers. The linear, pendulous pods are 18-26 cm long and slightly
twisted.
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