Family: Oxalidaceae
Synonym: Oxalis gracilenta Kurz.
Vernacular name: Mukkutti, Theendanazhi
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Flowering and Fruiting: July-December
Key identification features: This herb has a simple rosette of
leaves at the top of the stem. When touched, the leaflets exhibit sensitivity,
closing together upwards. The leaflets themselves are either subsessile The
herb produces flowers in peduncled
pseudumbels, The petals are free
and later adhere for two-thirds of their length above the free bases.
Petal colors can range from white to creamy yellow or pinkish-mauve, with a
yellow base. Fruit is a capsule.
Uses: treat ailments such as fever, pain,
digestive disorders, respiratory conditions, and skin ailments.
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