Mecardonia procumbens (Plantaginaceae)

मकरदाना | Baby Jump-Up

Mecardonia procumbens (Plantaginaceae)

मेकार्डोनिया प्रोकम्बन्स (प्लॅन्टाजिनॅसी)

Mecardonia : named after Antonio de-Meca-y-Cardona - Spanish patron of botany

procumbens : prostrating - habit

Distribution :- Native of Tropical America; naturalised in India

Habitat :- Wasteland

Habit :- Prostrate herb

Leaves :- Ovate-lanceolate, serrated margin

Flowering :- October to December

Flowers :- Axillary; Solitary; Bilipped, 5-lobed (1(=2)+3), Yellow with reddish lines; 3-Bracts, green

Fruits :- Many-seeded capsule with persistent bracts

Propagation :- Seeds

Uses :- Weed

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Naregamia alata (Meliaceae)

पित्तमारी | Goanese Ipecac

Naregamia alata (Meliaceae)

Naregamia : Nilanarakam - Malayalam name

alata : Winged - Petiole

Distribution :- Endemic to Western peninsular India

Habitat :- Forest

Habit :- Small shrub

Leaves :- 3-leaflets; Winged petiole

Flowering :- Mansoon

Flowers :- Solitary; 5-petals, White; Cylindrical staminal tube, Whitish-yellow; 10-stamens

Fruits :- 3-cornered, 3-valved capsule; 6-seeded (2×3)

Propagation :- Seeds

Uses :- Folk medicine

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