Thursday, June 27, 2024

Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin

 

Family: Molluginaceae

Synonym: Mollugo pentaphylla L.

Vernacular name: Parpadakapullu

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Open areas and along banks of streams, also in deciduous forests

Distribution: Pantropical

Flowering and Fruiting: July-September

Key identification features: Ascending herbs. Leaves in whorls of 2-6, unequal, obovate to oblong-lanceolate, Cymes axillary and terminal. Capsules ovoid, membranous. Seeds many, reniform, areolate, reddish brown.

Uses: The leaf paste is applied to heal wounds of cattle which have been caused by tiger or leopard attacks.



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