Family: Acanthaceae
Synonym: Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees
Vernacular name:
Velipadakkam, Thuppalampotti
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Shaded places
Distribution:
India, America, Africa
Flowering & Fruiting:
June-February
Key identification features: Diffuse herbs, rooting at lower nodes; stems
villous. Flowers axillary, 2 or 3 together; stamens 4, didynamous, filaments
connate below; Capsule linear oblong; seeds 5 in each cell, orbicular,
compressed, marginate, smooth.
Uses:
Whole plant juice is used as a remedy for various human disorders including
snakebite.
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