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Pea Family-Fabaceae(Leguminosae); Arabic - dhafra, omayye, nafal

Tephrosia apollinea(Delile) DC

Description:

Perennial, woody plant; flowers are red-purple, pink-purple, velvety to hairy at the edges, seed pods are long and flat, brownish in colour Photo taken at Wadi Tarbat, Al Ain, UAE

Habitat:

Wadis, hill slopes and gravel plains

Notes:

Traditional medicine for earache, also used for wounds and to relieve pain due fractures.

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Karan Raghwa
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Karan Raghwa

Al Ain - ‏العين‎, United Arab Emirates

Spotted on Feb 23, 2007
Submitted on Mar 13, 2013

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