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Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Nyctaginaceae<br />

Commicarpus boissieri (Heimerl) Cufod.<br />

(Syn: Boerhavia boissieri Heimerl apud Vierhapper)<br />

English name:<br />

Local name: Ruper, Sentori, Banwal.<br />

Description:<br />

A straggling or decumbent branched perennial herb. Leaves broadly ovate, smooth and<br />

fleshy. Inflorescence umbel shaped flowers 5 to 7 in each cluster, pink to purple trumpet<br />

shaped.<br />

Flowering Period:<br />

September to October.<br />

Habitat:<br />

Found in sandy open places and low-hills, usually associated<br />

with other shrubby plants like Euphorbia caducifolia.<br />

Distribution:<br />

Africa, Pakistan, South Iran and India.

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