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Family: Fabaceae Local name (Telugu): Doolagondi Distribution: Occasional among hedges and bushes, found in tropics. Extensive climbing herbs, branches pubescent, Leaves 3 foliate, petioles 10-15cm long, lateral ones ovate, terminal one rhomboid; Flowers 3-4 cm long, dark purple in 10-15 cm long axillary racemes, bracts deciduous, bracteoles small, calyx tube widely companulate, the lowest long, corolla much exerted, standard about half the length of wings and keel, stamens 10, didelphous, anthers dimorphous, ovary sessile, villous, Pods falcate, curved at both ends, S shaped, densly clothed with irritant brown bristles.

Seeds have high repute in Ayurvedic medicine;
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Author Lalithamba from India

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by lalithamba at https://www.flickr.com/photos/45835639@N04/4684655767. It was reviewed on 18 May 2013 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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