Family:
Talinaceae
Synonym: Talinum cuneifolium Willd.
Vernacular name: Badhalacheera, Vassalacheera, Sambarcheera
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wet and shady places, Wastelands
Distribution: Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Zimbabwe
Flowering and Fruiting: February-November
Key identification features Erect annual subshrubs, 1 m tall with simple, alternate, obovate or oblanceolate leaves. Flowers pink-purple or white; Capsules globose, 3-valved. Seeds 35 in each capsule, ovoid or subreniform, black, shining, with concentric striations.
Uses:
Leaves decoction aphrodisiac, for constipation; leaves applied against
eye diseases. Roots for cough and gonorrhea.
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