Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Malvaceae
Senra incana Cav.
English name:
Local name: Jhang teer.
Description:
An erect or spreading, velvety shrub with many branches and soft hairy. Leaves
slightly tri-lobed, sub-rounded attached with long stalk. Flowers pale purple to
purple while dark purple in center. Fruit covered with three large cordate bracts, five
chambered, seeds almost black, kidney-shaped.
Flowering Period:
In most part of the year.
Habitat:
Common near sea coasts in moist sandy-loamy soil.
Considerably salt tolerant
Distribution:
Pakistan, Arabia, Ethiopia, and Nubia. In Pakistan it is
found in Sindh and Balochistan.