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Fabaceae FAMILY

Pseudarthria viscida

Pseudarthria viscida

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pseudarthria viscida is an ascending, much branched perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow from 60 - 120cm tall often clothed with hooked hairs[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is very commonly used in Ayurvedic medicine, being harvested from the wild and traded. It has potential for use as a green manure.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka
HabitatGrowing in dry regions in grassy fields, roadsides and thickets; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Moist low country in Sri Lanka, where it is a common weed[464[.