Common name: Long Leaved Alysicarpus • Hindi: जंगली गैलिया Jangali gailia, गुबल Gubal • Marathi: शेवरा Shevra, Motha dampta • Telugu: Peddakandikaraku
Botanical name: Alysicarpus longifolius Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Hedysarum longifolium
Long Leaved Alysicarpus is an erect herb 1.2-1.5 m tall. Leaves unifoliolate;
stalks 3-10 mm long, leaflets 5-15 X 1-2 cm, oblong or lanceolate, base
heart-shaped. Inflorescence is a dense raceme, 15-30 cm long. Bracts often
longer than 1.3 cm, ovate, pointed. Flowers 1 cm, in pairs, blooming from the
base of the spike upwards. "Standard" petal is yellow flushed with red. Wing
and keel are dark pink. Pods 1 cm, 4-6 jointed. It is distributed in
Saurashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bombay, Madras. Flowering: September.
| Photographed in Maharashtra. |
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
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