Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Asclepiadaceae
Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) Field & Wood.
English name:
Local name: Vino-mal, Pinjolo wal, Sangraal, Wan wari.
Description:
A slender twining herb. Leaves in pair fleshy glabrous covered with waxy
substances, attached to the main stem with a short stalk, variable in shape. Flowers
greenish yellow in lateral umbellate cymes. Fruits elongated curved mostly appear
in pair taper to the tip.
Flowering Period:
June to September.
Habitat:
The species is common in sand and gravel, low mountains.
Uses:
Dry roots are used in gonorrhea; the plant is used in
indigenous system of medicine as a purgative, used
generally for healing and venereal diseases. Fruits are
edible eaten raw.
Distribution:
Tropical Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Arabia and
India.
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