Description
Erect or ascending herb or subshrub up to c. 2 m high;
Leaves:
Stipules linear, subulate, 2.5-6 mm.
Petals oblong, c. 4 mm.
Stamens 10.
Notes
Widely cultivated in the tropics as a cover crop and for fodder despite weedy tendencies. Recorded from the Solomon Islands (Verdcourt 1. c.).
Citation
Verdc. 1979: Manual New Guin. Legum.: 143
Miq. 1855 – In: R. Ind. Bat.: 44