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Uraria picta
Uraria picta
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Uraria picta
(Jacq.) DC
Synonyms :
Hedysarum pictum
Jacq.
Common Name :
Dabra , Pithwan, Pilo-Samervo
Plant Family :
Papilionaceae
Plant Form :
Herb
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Indroda Park
About Uraria picta Plant :
Habit :
An erect undershrub, with stems and branches with hooked hairs.
Leaves :
Pinnate, 3-9 foliolate, stiff, upto 30 cm long.
Leaflets linear oblong, the midrib and neighbouring parts white or pale yellowish on the upper side, green beneath, glabrous above, pubescent beneath.
Flowers :
Flowers in close fascicles on the axis of terminal or axillary racemes, which are 10-40 cm long.
Calyx 4-5 mm long, corolla 6-8 mm long, purple.
Fruits :
Pods 3-6 jointed, the joints folded on one another.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
During the monsoon.
Significance :
The fruit is used in the treatment of sore mouths of children.
The juice of the root is used as an aphrodisiac.
The powdered leaves are used against gonorrhea.