Rhynchosia suaveolens (L.F.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rhynchosia

Characteristics

A shrub. It has sticky hairs. The leaves are alternate with 3 leaflets. The leaflets are 8 cm long. They are oval and taper to the tip. The flowers are in groups of 2 in the axils of leaves. They are yellow. The fruit are pods with 2 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry deciduous forests.
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Dry forests; at elevations up to 900 metres.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible pods seeds
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (leaf), Dysentery (leaf)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Rhynchosia suaveolens world distribution map, present in India, Kenya, and Sri Lanka

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517539-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185976
COL ID 4SSRV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Glycine suaveolens Hedysarum venosum Cajanus suaveolens Rhynchosia suaveolens