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Sweet alys

Thakkara
Alysicarpus bupleurifolius (L.)

Fairly common in open areas The plant is used as a fodder. It is also used to treat various skin diseases. (L.) DC. at at in

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uses
The plant is used as a fodder. It is also used to treat various skin diseases. (L.) DC. at at in
family
Fabaceae
synonym
Fabricia bupleurifolia (L.) Kuntze, Hedysarum bupleurifolium L.
description
Decumbent or sub-erect × herbs. Leaves simple, alternate, to 4 0.9 cm, oblong, acute, cordate or rounded at base, ciliate; petiole 3 mm long; stipule 1 cm long. Racemes 10-15 cm long, terminal, × interrupted; bracts 7 5 mm, chaffy. Flowers grouped. Calyx 10 mm long, lobes ciliate at apex. Petals bluish violet. Pods 2 cm long; joints reticulate, smooth.
native range
China, South and Southeast Asia and Australia
distribution
Indo-Malaysia to Polynesia
english names
Sweet alys
flowering fruiting
September-January
occurrence maldives
Fairly common in open areas
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