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Alysicarpus racemosus
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Alysicarpus racemosus Benth., Linnaea 24: 642. 1851; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 339(240). 1918; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 161. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 80. 1992.
Alysicarpus belgaumensis Wight var. racemosus (Benth.) Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 160. 1876.
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Description:
Erect herbs; stem sparsely appressed hairy. Leaves alternate, lower 1-foliolate, upper ones 3-foliolate; leaflets 4.3 x 1.3 cm, obovate or suborbicular, obtuse, rounded or slightly cordate at base, entire, glabrous; petioles slightly winged; raceme covered with hooked hairs. Flowers small, purple coloured; pedicel slender. Calyx covered with brown hairs. Petals purple. Pod 3-4 jointed, slightly exserted, glabrous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and scrub jungles
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Distribution:
India
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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