Common name
Mandarin: 美花狸尾豆 (mei hua li wei dou)
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
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