Kanjubopa
Thermopsis inflata
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
A shrub. The root is woody. It has a creeping rhizome or underground stem. The erectstem is 75 cm high. The leaves have leaflets. The leaflets are 1-2.7 cm long by 0.5-1.6 cm wide. They are broadly oval. The flowering shoot has 2-3 flowers at each node. The fruit are about 5 cm long. They are inflated. There are 6-10 seeds.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows up to 4,000 m altitude in the Himalayas. In western China it grows in gravelly meadows and alpine rocky cliffs between 4,500-5,000 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, NW India, Pakistan, Tibet
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Seeds