Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus glomeratus Choisy
English name:
Local name: Sankavli, Paddi, Ondavali.
Description:
Biennial to perennial prostrate or twining branched herb. Leaves attached with very
short stalk. Flowers white, in dense hairy globose cymes.
Flowering Period:
Most part of the year.
Habitat:
Grows on open, stony and sandy places.
Uses:
It is used as purgative and given in the form of powder
prepared from the whole plant.
Distribution:
Tropical Africa, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Iran and
Arabia.