Uraria picta

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Photographs by: 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.