Family: Commelinaceae
Synonym: Tradescantia cristata (L.) L.
Vernacular
name: Nabhali (Malayalam);
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Grasslands, degraded forest areas and wastelandS
Flowering
& Fruiting: July-November
Distribution:
Ethiopia, Socotra, Mauritius, China, Indo-Malesia and introduced in Caribbean
islands
Key identification features:
Fleshy, robust herbs. Leaves ovate-oblong, base rounded or cordate; sheath
loose hispid. cymes mostly terminal. Corolla pale blue to purple, Capsule
subglobose. Seeds trigonous, with 2 large pits on either side.
Uses:
Roots
used to treat swelling and snakebite
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