Alysicarpus procumbens (Roxb.) Schindl.
MH035 : Alysicarpus procumbens (Roxb.) Schindl.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 102 |
| Synonym | : | Hedysarum procumbens Roxb.;
Alysicarpus hamosus Edgew.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Round-Leaf Alyce Clover |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | Trailing herbs, stem densely hairy. Leaves alternate, 1-3 cm long and broad; orbicular, rounded or obtuse at apex, subcordate at base, glabrous above, slightly hairy beneath; petiole minute, hairy like the branches. Flowers pink in densely hairy, axillary racemes. Calyx shorter or very slightly longer than the first joint of the pod, under .3 cm long. Petals not exserted; standard broad; keel obtuse, adhering to the wings. Stamens diadelphous. Pod flat, slightly curved, hairy, 3-6 jointed lomeutum. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Fairly common amongst tall grasses of forest |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10496475.2017.1357159?scroll=top&needAccess=true
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245149 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Alysicarpus Neck. ex Desv. - moneywort |
| Species | : Alysicarpus procumbens (Roxb.) Schindl. |