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Rhynchosia volubilis
is a climbing perennial found in sunny locations, such as grassland
or forest edges, characterized by downward hairs that grow
counterclockwise towards the surrounding plants. Leaves are composed
of 3 leaflets, each 3-5cm long, 2.5-4cm wide, and relatively thick,
and on the backsides, there exist lots of downward hairs and
brown-yellow granular dots. Flowers, light yellow, approximately 9mm
in diameter, are arranged racemose. Legumes ripen from red to split
open, revealing two black seeds inside. Bloom time: July-September. |