Phyllodium pulchellum

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows up to 2 m tall. The small branches have a white or grey coating. The leaves have leaflets and the end leaflet is oval and 6-10 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The side leaflets are smaller. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are in groups of 5 or 6 with a pair of leaf like bracts around them. The flowers are white or pale yellow. The pods are 6 mm long by 3 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wasteland and mountain slopes between 200-2,000 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Medicine

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Desmodium pulchellum (L) Benth.; Dicerma pulchellum (L.) DC.; Hedysarum pulchellum L.; Meibomia pulchella (L.) Kuntze; Zornia pulchella (L.) Pers.;