About Sweet Alys
Alysicarpus bupleurifolius, the sweet alys, is a perennial herb in the legume family Fabaceae, native to tropical Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alysicarpus bupleurifolius
- Genus
- Alysicarpus
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, plains, in grasslands
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangaldesh, Malesia, Myanmar, China, Philippines, Mauritius, Polynesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- നീർമുറി
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Sweet Alys belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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