Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Fabaceae / Papilionaceae
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.
English name: Least snout bean.
Local name:
Wanverhi, Matar wal, Jungli moath.
Description:
A perennial twinning or prostrate herb. Stem glabrous to pubescent and sparsely
glandular. Leaves pinnatelly tri-foliate, smooth, apparently glabrous but dotted with
minute orange or black glands. Flowers yellow in axillary long raceme. Pods
glabrous, few seeded.
Flowering Period:
In summer months.
Habitat:
It grows in a variety of habitats mostly on heavy textured
soils in the grass lands.
Uses:
The leaves are used as abortifacient.
Distribution:
Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Lower Burma, Arabia, Tropical
Africa, West Indies, America and Australia.
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