Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Polygalaceae
Polygala erioptera DC.
English name:
Local name: Visoni, Mondheer.
Description:
An annual or perennial herb with woody base, pubescent, 5-32 cm tall, very variable species
in habit. Leaves narrow linear, sessile or with very short stalk. Flowers purple, yellowishviolet,
in axillary racemes. Bracts without a prominent reticulate venation.
Flowering Period:
Throughout the year.
Habitat:
Mostly found in open sandy and stony, gravelly areas.
Uses:
Polygala species are used in the treatment of snake-bite,
the plant is reportedly used as an expectorant and cough
remedy.
Distribution:
Pakistan,Arabia, TropicalAsia andAfrica.
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