• Family : Fabaceae
  (Pea Or Bean Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
• Synonym(s) : Parochetus communis var. grossecrenatus Cufod.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Parochetus africanus Polhill
• Common name : Shamrock pea
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Mat Forming, Spreading
• Key identification features : It is a prostrate, mat-forming, evergreen perennial bearing dark green leaves divided into three heart-shaped leaflets, each with a bold, dark brown marking and bright blue flowers in late autumn to late spring.
• Flower, Fruit : December-March
• Distribution :
  • Sikkim : Sikkim
• Native : Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
• Exotic/Native : Native
• Literature : Photographs of Neha Tiwary
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Parochetus communis subsp. Africanus. Downloaded on 30 June 2022.

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