Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus longipetalus Viv.
English name:
Local name: Sindhi- Latak, Khori kandi, Gokhru, Borar, Urdu-
Gokhru desi, Bakda,
Hasak, Bakhra, Punjabi-
Kurkundai, Hasak, Bakhra.
Description:
An annual or biennial much branched herb, prostrate, green to grayish-green, with 5-20 cm
long branches, pilose to densely villous. Leaves pinnately compound, Flowers yellow in
colour. Fruit discoid and segmented, segments winged. Propagates by seeds.
Flowering Period:
August to December.
Habitat:
Frequently found on stabilized sand-dunes and inter-dunal flats.
Uses:
Leaves are used as vegetable, used for the treatment
of spermatorrhoea, dysuria, gonorrhea, cough, kidney and
heart-troubles. The fruit is diuretic and tonic and is prescribed
in geneito-urinary disorders, impotence, cough, heart
diseases and micturition.
Distribution:
Afghanistan, South-West Asia, Arabia, Sudan, Somalia and
North Africa.