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PAPILIONACEAE
(Broadly FABACEAE) |
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Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schum. et Thonn.) J. Leonard
Zarma name: gadigui |
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A low-lying herb with rather stiff stems. Important fodder plant. |
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Uses: |
Fodder (whole plant), medicine (whole plant) |
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Notes: |
The plant makes good fodder, so it is regarded a property of the land owner.
People do not weed them out even in their millet fields. |
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2. Flower |
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| 3. Immature fruit |
4. Variation of leaf shape within an individual |
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