Phyllodium pulchellum

Phyllodium pulchellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Clade:	Non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade
Clade:	Millettioids
Tribe:	Desmodieae
Genus:	Phyllodium
Species:	P. pulchellum
Binomial name
	Phyllodium pulchellum; (L.) Desv.
Synonyms
	Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth.; Hedysarum pulchellum L. (basionym); Meibomia pulchella (L.);

Phyllodium pulchellum is an Asian plant in the family Fabaceae.

Distribution and habitat

Phyllodium pulchellum is widely distributed in tropical Asia and also in the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Australia's Northern Territory.^[1]

In Bangladesh, a bark decoction is used for hemorrhage, diarrhea, poisoning and eye diseases. Flowers are used in biliousness.^[2]

Plant: Bufotenin and its methyl ether, DMT and its oxides, two tryptamine derivatives, gramine, 15 indole-3-alkylamine, tryptophan bases, β-carbolines

Seeds: Galactomannan, L-glucosyl rhamnoside of physcion

The alkaloids are mainly of three broad structural types, i.e. indole-3-alkylamine, beta-carbolines, and tetrahydro-β-carboline.^[2]

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