Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Oxalidaceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate Spiral
Leaf Type
Digitate
Leaf Shape
Obchordate
Leaf Apex
Emarginate
Leaf Base
Cuneate
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A spreading herb.
Habitat and Distribution : Common in fallow fields. Optimum size in shade at higher altitudes. Found upto 500m. Widely spread.
Indigenous Information : Leaves are edible. Cattle graze on the plant.
Field Tips : Leaves cauline or radical. The pods dehisce at the slightest touch and stick to the skin.
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Names:
Irula : Pulisorai
Tamil : Puliarai
Hindi : Amrit sak
Malayalam : Puliyarel
Flower:
In axillary umbels, yellow. Flowering throughout the year.Fruit :
A capsule, oblong, abruptly tapering above. Seeds many, ovoid or ellipsoidal. Fruiting throughout the year.
