''Tadehagi triquetrum'' is a species of
flowering plant
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in the family
. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae
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This subfamily is wide ...
. The species has two subspecies with the nominate one, but sometimes they given full species status by some authors. 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. It is widespread in all
South Asia
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n,
East Asia
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n, and
Southeast Asia
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n countries.
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''
Faboideae
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Fabales of Asia
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