Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Acanthaceae
Peristrophe paniculata (Forsk.) Brummitt.
( Syn: Dianthera paniculata Forssk.)
English name:
Local name: Ubut, Kundri.
Description:
An annual, erect, much branched hairy herb, up to 1 m tall or more, having small pink
or purple flowers in trichotomously branched panicles. Grows gregariously after
monsoon rains. Reproduces through Seeds.
Flowering Period:
August to October.
Habitat:
Found in moist and shady places near to tracks.
Uses:
Used as antidote for snake-poison,antinematode and
pesticide. The plant is said to be commonly eaten by ratsin
theTharparkar desert. The plant paste is used in surgeries
in case of bone fractures.
Distribution:
Tropical Africa, Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh), India, Burma,
Malaya and Indo-China.
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