Rhynchosia minima
General description:
Rhynchosia minima (Linn.) DC., Prodr. 2:385. 1825.
Conservation status:
NE
Diagnostic description:
Perennial var. minima twining herb, glabrous to slightly pubescent. Leaflets 3, rhomboid, ovate or suborbicular, 1.5-3.5x1-3 cm, apex acute to acuminate, glabrescent. Inflorescence a long axillary raceme. Flowers yellow. Calyx 2-5 mm long, pubescent. Standard 3-7 mm long, pubescent. Pod oblong-flacate, up to 1.5 cm long, glabrescent to pubescent.
Distribution:
Tropical Africa, Arabia eastwards to India and China, also in West Indies. The Farasan Islands(Farasan Al-Kabir-Sajid).
Life cycle:
Flowering Period: January-March.