Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Plumbaginaceae
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Elliptic, Ovate
Leaf Apex
Leaf Base
Attenuate
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A perennial herb.
Habitat and Distribution : Common in scrub jungles, wastelands and fallow lands. Found on hills upto 1400m throughout the tropics and subtropics.
Indigenous Information : Root is a strong medicine, sometimes used to induce abortion.
Other relevent information : Caterpillars of the Zebra Blue Butterflies feed on the plant.
Field Tips : Branches ascending. Flowers with glandular stalked calyx.
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Names:
English : White PlumbagoIrula : Antu geda
Tamil : Kodivaeli, Chithiramoolam
Hindi : Chitrak, Chita
Malayalam : Thumba
Flower:
In racemes, white. Flowering from December-April.Fruit :
A five valved capsule enclosed in a persistent calyx. Seeds flat, dark brown or black.
