Tadehagi triquetrum explained

Tadehagi triquetrum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The species has two subspecies with the nominate one, but sometimes they given full species status by some authors.^[1] The maximum height of this shrub tree is 3m. Leaves alternate, linear-oblong, ovate with a tapering tip. Flowers show raceme inflorescence type, which are small, pale purplish in color. The fruit is a hairy legume.^[2] It is widespread in all South Asian, East Asian, and Southeast Asian countries.^{[3] [4]}

Subspecies

• Tadehagi triquetrum subsp. alatum (DC.) H.Ohashi
• Tadehagi triquetrum subsp. auriculatum (DC.) H.Ohashi

Common names

• Assamese - Ulucha
• Kannada - Dodotte, Molada gida
• Malayalam - Adkhapanal, Chattagai, Kattarali
• Marathi - Kak Ganja (काक गांजा)
• Mizo - Arhrikreh
• Myanmar(Burma) - လောက်သေရွက်,လောက်မင်းရွက်, ရွှေဘူသံလျှက်
• Sinhalese - Bâloliyâ (බාලොලියා)
• Telugu - Dammidi (దమ్మిడి)
• Thai - Khao Mao Nok (ข้าวเม่านก)
• Vietnamese - cây Cổ bình, cây Mũi mác

References

• Four new prenylated isoflavonoids in Tadehagi triquetrum
• A new lignan with hypoglycemic activity from Tadehagi triquetrum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tadehagi triquetrum (L.) H.Ohashi — the Plant List.
2. Web site: Tadehagi triquetrum - Trefle Gros.
3. Web site: Desmodium triquetrum (L.)DC.
4. Web site: Tadehagi triquetrum L..