Asm.: Tusamphor-doukha; Beng.: Goalilata; Lep.: Tungrutrikup; Mal.:
Tripadi, Veluttasorivalli; Tam.: Kattupirandai, Naralai, Pannikkod; Tel.:
Adavi draksha, Edakulamandulam ari, Gonda kura, Kadepatige, Kannem,
Pulimada, Yedakula vayamu.
Fl. & Fr. : March - Dec.
Distrib. India: Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia (Java) and Philippines.
Notes. Chromosome number 2n=ca 72 (Shetty, B.V. in Curr. Sci. 27: 358-359. 1958 & in Bibliogr. Genet. 18: 167-272. 1959); 2n=80 [Vatsala, P. in La Cellule (Louvain) 61: 193-205. 1960]; 2n=40 (Patil, V.P. et al in Curr. Sci. 49: 37-38. 1980).
Uses. The leaves are astringent and refrigerant. Leaf decoction is used to check uterine reflexes. Roots made into a paste and slightly heated is applied on cracked heels. Leaves are used as vegetable.
Fl. & Fr. : March - Dec.
Distrib. India: Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia (Java) and Philippines.
Notes. Chromosome number 2n=ca 72 (Shetty, B.V. in Curr. Sci. 27: 358-359. 1958 & in Bibliogr. Genet. 18: 167-272. 1959); 2n=80 [Vatsala, P. in La Cellule (Louvain) 61: 193-205. 1960]; 2n=40 (Patil, V.P. et al in Curr. Sci. 49: 37-38. 1980).
Uses. The leaves are astringent and refrigerant. Leaf decoction is used to check uterine reflexes. Roots made into a paste and slightly heated is applied on cracked heels. Leaves are used as vegetable.
