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PAPILIONACEAE
(Broadly FABACEAE)
Stylosanthes fruticosa   (Retz.) Alston
  = S. mucronata Willd.
Zarma name: guirti, kassantouri, dakadake
A much branched low-statued herb with twiggy stems. Found in cultivated or ruderal sandy places. The plant is always covered by sand particles due to glandular hairs.
Uses: Medicine (whole plant), fodder (whole plant)
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1. Inflorescence
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2. Habit
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