Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Sphenocleaceae
Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn
English name: Chickenspike, Gooseweed.
Local name: Aiker.
Description:
Asemi-aquatic annual erect glabrous herb. Branches somewhat succulent with more or less
hollow stem. Flowers minute white or greenish yellow, arranged in compact terminal spikes,
only a few opening at a time.
Flowering Period:
September to October.
Habitat:
Found near water bodies or in moist soil of cultivated fields.
Frequent in rice fields.
Description:
Trop.Africa,Asia andAmerica, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,
Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.