Uraria picta (Jacq.)DC.

Mandarin: 美花狸尾豆 (mei hua li wei dou)

Kingdom: Plantae (2653)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)

      Order: Fabales (241)

        Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)

          Genus: Uraria (5)

            Epithet: picta (Jacq.)DC. (1)

Synonyms: Doodia picta Roxb., Hedysarum pictum Jacq., Uraria aphrodisiaca Welw., Uraria leucantha Span., Uraria linearis Hassk.

leucantha => bearing white flowers

linearis => of uniform width

picta => painted or embroidered

pictum => painted or embroidered

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink, white

Check for Uraria picta at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
• [1324] Uraria picta - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.