Flora of the Nilgiris

Habit : Shrub.

Habitat and Distribution : Common in hills upto 1500m, occasional in plains. On wastelands, famrs, roadsides. Peninsular India.

Indigenous Information : Roots and leaves are used for medicinal purpose. Root good medicine for hangovers. Shoots crushed to prepare a medicine to cure mumps. Flower rolled in leaf of Mallotus philippensis and smoked like a beedi for relief from asthma. Seeds germinate profusely. Seeds crushed, mixed with oil and applied on wounds.

Field Tips : Leaves unequal at base, purplish dark green. Flowers trumpet shaped.

 

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Names:

Irula : Karu Umatha
Tamil : Karu Umathai
Hindi : Dhatura

Flower:

Solitary, white with purple on the outside. Flowering throughout the year.

Fruit :

A capsule covered with short blunt spines. Seeds many, circular, compressed, rugose. Fruiting throughout the year.