Senji / Small Flowered Melilot
Melilotus indica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Melilotus indica
- Genus
- Melilotus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India, SE. Asia, Europe
- Distribution
- Introduced in N. America and South Africa
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- TrifoliaterecordedA compound leaf made of exactly three leaflets.“indicus is an annual herb from 10 to 50 centimetres (3.9 to 19.7 inches) in height (rarely to one meter), with compound leaves of trifoliate leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Leaf edges are sharply dentate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Senji itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The small yellow flowers are 2–3 mm and are borne in dense racemes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Senji itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- senji
About Senji
Small flowered Melilot (Melilotus indica) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and 9 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine and harvested for fodder. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Senji belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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