Family: Scrophulariaceae
Synonym: Sopubia delphiniifolia (L.) G.Don
Vernacular name:
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Grasslands,
laterite hillocks and moist deciduous forests
Distribution: India
and Sri Lanka
Flowering and Fruiting: September-October
Key identification features: This
annual herb has pink or purple
flowers, slender pedicels, and leaves with narrow, filiform lobes. The calyx is
ribbed, and the corolla has a ventricose tube. Its capsule is elliptic,
enclosed in the persistent calyx tube, and the seeds are oblong and pitted.
Use: Fresh leaf extract is used externally for wound healing.
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