Fabaceae FAMILY
Alysicarpus longifolius
Alysicarpus longifolius
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Alysicarpus longifolius is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing 120 - 150cm tall[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Pakistan, western and central India.
HabitatMargins of cultivated fields, among grasses in wastelands, and in the hedges[ 1313 Title Pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical evaluation of Alysicarpus longifolius W. and A. Prodr Publication AYU; Apr-Jun 2013; Vol 34; Issue 2 pp229-232 Author Bhavesh Patil, Bhupesh Patel, Preeti Pandya, C.R. Harisha Website http://www.ayujournal.org Publisher Year 2013 ISBN Description ]