Alysicarpus monilifer

• Botanical Name : Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.
• Plant Family : Fabaceae (Papilionaceae)
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 4, 22, 28, 30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Alysicarpus monilifer Plant :

• Habit : A prostrate herb, patently hairy, at length nearly glabrous.
• Leaves : 0.4-2.5 x 0.2-1.2 cm, elliptic-oblong orobovate, glabrous but for hairy nerves beneath.
• Inflorescence : Axillary and terminal racemes.
• Flowers : Bright pinkish-purple, in 2.5-5.5 cm long.
• Fruit : Pods1-1.6 cm long, 3-6 jointed, joints hairy, faintly reticulately veined.
• Seeds : Sub-globose or oblong, dull-brown or smooth.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - February.
• Significance : Generally found as weeds in wastelands.