Rothia indica

(Linn.) Druce

Rothia

Fabaceae Edible: Leaves, Pods, Seeds 2 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An annual herb. It lies along the ground. It grows 40 cm high. The leaves are 1-2 cm long by 4-8 mm wide. The flowers are in groups of 1-3 and are yellow, orange or red. The pod is 4-6 cm long by 0.2 cm wide. There are over 20 seeds. These are brown and 1.3 mm across.

Edible Uses

The leaves and pods are boiled and eaten as a vegetable. The seeds are also edible.

Traditional Uses

The leaves and pods are boiled and eaten as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It can tolerate salty soils. It will grow in alkaline soils. It grows in sandy soils and can tolerate occasional flooding.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,

Other Information

Famine food

Notes

Also as Papilionaceae.

Synonyms

Rothia trifoliata Pers.Trigonella indica L. Check Rothia trifoliata DC.

Also Known As

Hongdau, Nucha kura, Nurreypitten keerai

References (7)

Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 530
Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3:423. 1914
Dobriyal, M. J. R. & Dobriyal, R., 2014, Non Wood Forest Produce an Option for Ethnic Food and Nutritional Security in India. Int. J. of Usuf. Mngt. 15(1):17-37
GAMMIE, (As Rothia trifoliata)
Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 445

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Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 40 (As Rothia trifoliata)
WATT, (As Rothia trifoliata)