Now Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P. Balakr. On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 4:01 PM, Lalithamba Avadhanam <alalitha...@gmail.com > wrote:
> *Plant name: **Sauropus androgynus* (L.) Merr., *Forest. Bur. Philipp. > Bull. 1: 30. 1903.* > > *Ver.names*: Sweet leaf bush (Eng.); Vitaminla kura (Tel.). > > *Family: * Phyllanthaceae > > *Description:* > > Erect shrub up to 3m tall. Leaves alternate, 2 ranked; lamina 3-5 × > 1.5-2.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, thin. Plants monoecious. Male flowers 1-3 > axillary, 4-5 mm across, greenish-white. Perianth disc shaped, 6 fid, > feshy; stamens 3, disc incurved at upper part covering anthers with a > maroon centre. Female flowers similar to males, disk 0, sepals accrescent > in fruit, red. Capsule1-1.2cm across, white, depressed globose. > > *Habitat & location:* Often cultivated. Rare in wild. Photographed at > Nellore. > > *Flowering period:* Almost throughout the year. > > *Uses**:* Leaves are used as vegetable. It is a rich source of > provitamin-A, B and K. It is used for weight control in in some S.E.Asian > nations. > > Thank you > > Regards > > A.Lalithamba > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
