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Abrus precatorius L (White Seeded var.)

[ Family : Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) ]

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[ Common name (Local) : Sada kunch ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Sada kunch, Swet kunch | Sanskrit : Gunja | Hindi : Gunchi, Guj, Ratti | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Indian liquorice (White), Jequirity, Crab's eye | Other Languages : Not available yet

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Shrubby climber
Habitat & Ecology : Wild, sometmes planted in gardens.,
Occurrence : Less common, occasionally found.

Status : Rare
Botanical Character : Shrubby climber. Leaves compound, alternate abruptly pinnate, leaflets 12 – 20 pairs, opposite, sub-sessile, linear-oblong, both ends obtuse, glabrous above; lower pairs smaller. Flowers in axillary many-flowered racemes, bracteat. Corolla white, stamens 9, monadelphous. Pod silky pubescent with a narrow deflexed beak, pod cover linear, slightly compressed. Seeds 3- 5, subglobose, white with terminal brown eye.

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Soil Character : Grows in well-drained soils in tropical climate
Climate : Tropical
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : April--August
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Root, Leaf, Fruit, Seed

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