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Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pseudarthria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Growing in dry regions in grassy fields, roadsides and thickets; at elevations up to 1,200 metres. Moist low country in Sri Lanka, where it is a common weed464.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses cover crop environmental use experimental purposes manure medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anthelmintics (root), Antipyretics (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Asthma (root), Astringents (root), Diarrhea (root), Fever (root), Heart diseases (root), Hemorrhoids (root), Vomiting (root), Heart (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bilious (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Heat (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Asthenia (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cardiotonic agents (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Emaciation (unspecified), Emollients (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Heart diseases (unspecified), Helminthiasis (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Nervous system diseases (unspecified), Neurasthenia (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Vomiting (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Pseudarthria viscida unspecified picture

Distribution

Pseudarthria viscida world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Pakistan, Philippines, and Timor-Leste

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515900-1
WFO ID wfo-0000204774
COL ID 78CP6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pseudarthria viscida Desmodium leschenaultii Hedysarum viscidum Desmodium timoriense Pseudarthria timoriensis Pseudarthria gyroides Hedysarum timoriense Desmodium peripterum Rhynchosia viscida Meibomia timorensis Glycine viscida
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