Uraria crinita (L.) Desv. ex DC.
Family
Leguminosae
Synonyms
Hedysarum crinitum L., U. crinita (L.) Desv. ex DC. var. macrostachya (Wallich) Schindler.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | pokok ekur anjing, serengan hutan, keretak babi. |
| Indonesia | ekor kucing (general), buntut careuh (Sundanese), uler- uleran (Javanese). |
| Cambodia | chô:l hôk, kântuy châchâ:k (trâcha:k), kântuy kâ-ngaôk. |
| Laos | (do:k) ha:ng kh’a:ngx, ha:ng süa. |
| Thailand | hangmachok, hangkrarok. |
| Vietnam | b[oo]n b[oo]n, (c[aa]y) du[oo]i ch[oo]n. |
| Singapore | pokok ekor anis, seringau. |
Geographical Distributions
Uraria crinite is distributed from India and southern China throughout Southeast Asia.
Description
U. crinita is an erect subshrub and with mesure 0.5-2 m tall. The branches are cylindrical and densely pubescent.
The leaves are pinnately compound. The upper leaves are 3-7-foliolate while the lower ones is 3-foliolate. The petiole is a measure 10-13 cm long and pubescent. The stipules are free and about 1 cm long. Stipels are 3 mm long. The leaflets are ovate to lance-shaped, 8-16 cm x 1.5-5.5 cm, acute apex, hairless above and hairy beneath.
The inflorescence is a terminal, cylindrical, densely flowered raceme and with a size of measure about (7-)12-30(-50) cm long. The lower bracts are empty where the upper ones is with 2 flowers, lance-shaped and it is with a size of measure about 10-20 mm x 3-6 mm. The pedicel is measuring 3-15 mm long and with long bristles. The sepal tube is short where the 2 upper teeth are up to measure 6 mm long while the 3 lower teeth are up to measure 7 mm long. The petal is purplish pink in colour . The standard is obovate in shape, with a size of measure about 6-10 mm x 6-8 mm and hairless. The wings are shorter than keel and they are clawed. The keel is measuring 7-9 mm long and clawed. The are 10 diadelphous stamens.
The pod is 2-4(-7)-jointed, constricted between joints, indehiscent, shiny black and hairy.
The seed is kidney-shaped-spherical in shape, compressed, with a size of measure about1.5-2 mm in diametre and brown in colour.
Ecology / Cultivation
U. crinita is common in dry grassland, open forest, waste places, roadsides, sandy areas and occasionally in deciduous forest, but not in waterlogged locations, up to 800 m altitude in Java and 1500 m in Indo-China.
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References
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 11: Auxiliary plants.
