Bakuchi / Babchi Seeds Plant
Psoralea corylifolia
Also known as Psoralia, Malay-Tea
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Psoralea corylifolia
- Genus
- Psoralea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Occasional in plains and as weed in arable lands
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Yunnan, Sichuan, Arabia, Somalia, Socotra
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bakuchi 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 Bakuchi itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बकुची bakuchi
- Tamil
- கார்போகரிசி
- Kannada
- ಬಾವಂಚಿ
- Malayalam
- കാർകോകിൽ, Psoralea Corylifolia, ബാകചി
- Marathi
- बावची
About Bakuchi
Babchi seeds plant (Psoralea corylifolia) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. It grows in occasional in plains and as weed in arable lands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Bakuchi belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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