Shows the vast distributional range again ...Could know the Hindi names too.Thanks
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > *Mucuna pruriens* (L.) DC., Prodr. 2:405. 1825. > syn: *Dolichos* *pruriens* L.; *Mucuna* *prurita* Hook. > > Common names: Cow-itch, gugli > > Large climbing densely hairy herb; leaves trifoliate, on up to 40 cm long > petiole, leaflets variable 5-20 cm long; flowers purple, up to 4 cm long, > 1-3 together on 15-30 cm long axillary racemes; pod 5-6 cm long, not > plaited, covered with brown irritating hairs, 5-6 seeded. > > Photographed from Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
