| Whitish Pigeonpea |
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| Original date | 11/19/15 10:43 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 11.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 7.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Average |
| Camera make | FUJIFILM |
| Camera model | X-S1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cajanus albicans Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Atylosia albicans, Cajanus wightii, Cantharospermum albicans
Synonyms: Atylosia albicans, Cajanus wightii, Cantharospermum albicans
Whitish Pigeonpea is a twining herb with branchlets
whitish-grey. Leaves are trifoliate, leaflets 3-4.5 x 2-4 cm, obovate,
tip rounded, base blunt, grey velvet-hairy below, nerves about 4 pairs,
laterals oblique; leaf-stalk to 2-4 cm, leaflet-stalk 2 mm,
velvet-hairy, stipules 3 mm. Flowers are borne in lax racemes, up to 4
cm; bracts 3 mm; calyx tube 3 mm, sepals 1.5 mm, triangular,
velvet-hairy; petals persistent, yellow. Pod is 3.5 x 1 cm,
transversally flattened, grey velvet-hairy, strongly mucronate. Whitish
Pigeonpea is found in Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Flowering:
March-April.
Medicinal uses:
End parts, including flowers,
are boiled in water and the decoction drunk to treat severe cold. It is
a veterinary medicine, used as galactagogue.
Medicinal uses:
End parts, including flowers,
are boiled in water and the decoction drunk to treat severe cold. It is
a veterinary medicine, used as galactagogue. | Identification credit: Siddarth Machado | Photographed in Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu. |
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