1137
Hemigraphis alternata (Burm.f.) T. Anderson
Synonym |
: |
Ruellia colorata Blume |
Family |
: |
ACANTHACEAE |
Local name |
: |
Malayalam- . Murikootti English-Red ivy |
Flowering and fruiting period |
: |
February-May |
Distribution |
: |
Native of Central America |
Distribution in kerala |
: |
All Districts |
Habitat |
: |
Grown as
garden plant |
Uses |
: |
used to promote
urination, check and heal hemorrhages, stop dysentery, and treat venereal
diseases. |
Key
Botanical Characters: It
is a prostrate plant with attractive purple colored leaves. Leaves are
opposite, ovate, 4.5-8 cm wide, with a somewhat blunt tip and rounded and
heart shaped base with toothed margins. Flowers are white, found in terminal
spikes up to 7 cm long. Flowers are tubular, cylindrical below, Swollen
above, 1.0-1.5 cm long and 5 lobed. |