Blepharis maderaspatensis - Creeping Blepharis

❏ Binomial Name : Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B.Heyne ex Roth.

❏ Synonym : Acanthus maderaspatensis,Blepharis boerhaviifolia,

❏ Family : Acanthaceae

❏ Common Name : Creeping Blepharis, Madras blephari 

❏ Tamil Name : Kozhimookkan

❏ Hindi Name : Dudhiya chot,utangan  

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Blepharis maderaspatensis Botanical Description

Prostrate herbs. Leaves ternate, unequal, 3-5 x 2 cm, obovate, apex apiculate, puberulus, margins distantly serrate; petiole to 3 cm. Flowers axillary; bracts 4 pairs, obovate, margins dentate with stiff elongated hairs, bracteoles 1.5 cm, spathulate; outer calyx lobes 1.3 cm and 1.8 cm, oblong, 2 and 3 veined, inner 8 mm; corolla tube urceolate, 5 mm, lower lip reduced, upper lip 3 lobed, 18 x 12 mm, white with pink nerves; filaments 4 and 5 mm, anthers 1-celled, apiculate, bearded; ovary 2.5 mm, oblong, style 1 cm, with a basal ring. Fl. &Fr.: November-February

Blepharis maderaspatensis Medicinal uses

Tubers edible

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