Martynia annua

Martynia annua - Flower
Place - Kunichapet , Pondicherry
Date : Nov 2014

Classification

Division   : Angiosperms
Class        : Eudicots
Order       : Lamiales
Family     : Pedaliaceae
Genus      : martynia
Species    : annua

 An introduced species orginally from mexico, Usually grows as a weed of agricultural land but also found in moonsoon forest. This Species may have medicinal properties.

uses

 This plant has medicinal values. the root dicoction is administered for snakebite. tribes us ethe juice of leaf for epilepsy, tuberculosis, sorethroat. the stem used in tantriks in some parts of india.

Common Name:

English     : Cat's Claw , Tiger's Claw
Hindi        : Hata Jori
Gujarathi : Vinchhoodo
Telungu   : telukondi kaya
Punjabi    : kaktundi
Gujarati   : Vinchhoodo
Tamil      : kakatundi, thael kodukkukai

Martynia annua - Flower
Place : kunechapet, Pondicherry
Date : Nov 2014

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Date : Jan 2015

Martynia annua - Flower
Place : kunechapet, Pondicherry
Date : Nov 2014