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| Photo: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar |
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Common name: Red Alysicarpus • Marathi: लाल शेवरा Lal shevra
Botanical name: Alysicarpus tetragonolobus Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Red Alysicarpus is a slender herb, 5-10 cm tall. Hairy branches are trailing
and spreading. Leaves are lance-like and 1-foliate. Lancelike leaflets are
2-3 cm long, with a rounded base. Flower occur in 5-8 cm long lax racemes.
Flowers in opposing pairs at the base of the raceme. Flowers are 2-lipped and
red-pink in color. The standard petal is almost circular, pink in the front,
white on the reverse. Pod is 1 cm, quadrangular, 2-6 jointed. The genus name
Alysicarpus means, chain-like fruit. Flowering: August.
| Photographed in Belgaum, Karnataka. |
Identification credit: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar
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