Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brown Heart itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brown Heart itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Brown Heart
Brown Heart (Andira inermis) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine and used to hold soil and restore degraded ground. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Brown Heart belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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