| Showy Desmodium |
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| Original date | 10/18/08 10:21 AM |
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| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/50s |
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| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
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Botanical name: Phyllodium pulchellum Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Hedysarum pulchellum, Desmodium pulchellum, Meibomia pulchella
Synonyms: Hedysarum pulchellum, Desmodium pulchellum, Meibomia pulchella
Showy Desmodium is an erect undershrub, 0.5-1.5 m tall. Leaves are
3-foliate. Leaflets are finely hairy beneath, the middle one being oblong,
8-13 cm long and more than twice as large as the lateral ones. Flowers are
white and about 6 mm long, hidden by large circular green bracts which are
1-1.5 cm in diameter. Stamens are 10, upper one free, other 9 united.
Inflorescence is 8-25 cm long, and occurs in leaf axils and at the end of
branches. Pods are oblong, hairy and usually of 2, rarely 1- or 3 jointed.
Medicinal uses:
Showy Desmodium is used in folk medicine in
cold and fever, malaria, excessive menstrual flow. Leaves are applied to
ulcers. Decoction of bark is used for diarrhea, eye afflictions. Decoction
of flowers is used for bile and liver afflictions.
Flowering: September-October.
Medicinal uses:
Showy Desmodium is used in folk medicine in
cold and fever, malaria, excessive menstrual flow. Leaves are applied to
ulcers. Decoction of bark is used for diarrhea, eye afflictions. Decoction
of flowers is used for bile and liver afflictions.
Flowering: September-October. Identification credit: J. M. Garg
| Photographed in Narshapur forest near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. |