Family :
Fabaceae
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf Type
Trifoliate
Leaf Shape
Obovate
Leaf Apex
Rotund
Leaf Base
Sub-Acute
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : An erect herbaceous shrub.
Habitat and Distribution : Introduced, native to Central and Tropical America. Found in plains, upto 1000m. Has also spread to Tropical Africa, Asia, Malaysia, Queensland.
Indigenous Information : Ants feed on the nectar. Cattle stay away from the plant. Children play with the fruits as a rattle.
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Names:
Irula : Jelligai mollai
Flower:
A terminal raceme, yellow, striped with red. Flowering throughout the year.Fruit :
A pod, oblong, green. Seeds many, reniform. Fruiting throughout the year.
