Common name
Mandarin: 美花狸尾豆 (mei hua li wei dou)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
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
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, white
External links
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
