Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Acanthaceae
Ruellia patula Jacq.
English name:
Local name: Kakoori Booti.
Description:
An erect, perennial, pubescent herb or under-shrub growing up to 50 cm with many
branches and a woody base having white or off-white sessile short-lived flowers,
opening in night and falling by 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Flowering Period:
September to March.
Habitat:
Tough xerophyte. Commonly found on sandy and stony
places.
Uses:
Distribution:
TropicalAfrica,Arabia, Pakistan, Southwest India and
Sri Lanka.